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Canada Joe Cirella

a.k.a. "Joseph Cirella"
Kölner Haie / DEL - 96/97
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Player Facts
Date of Birth
Jun 09, 1963
Position
D
Age
59
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Hamilton, ON, CAN
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
Canada
Shoots
R
Youth Team
-
Status
Retired
Drafted
1981 round 1 #5 overall by Colorado Rockies
Highlights
1-time OHL Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1

Brother: Carmine Cirella

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Player Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1980-81 Oshawa Generals OHL 56 5 31 36 220 - |
1981-82 Colorado Rockies NHL 65 7 12 19 52 -36 |
Oshawa Generals OHL 3 0 1 1 10 - | Playoffs 11 7 10 17 32 -
1982-83 Oshawa Generals “C” OHL 56 13 55 68 110 - | Playoffs 17 4 6 10 37 -
New Jersey Devils NHL 2 0 1 1 4 -2 |
Canada U20 WJC-20 7 0 0 0 6 - |
1983-84 New Jersey Devils NHL 79 11 33 44 137 -43 |
1984-85 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 6 18 24 143 -45 |
1985-86 New Jersey Devils NHL 66 6 23 29 147 -12 |
1986-87 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 65 9 22 31 111 -20 |
1987-88 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 80 8 31 39 191 15 | Playoffs 19 0 7 7 49 -3
1988-89 New Jersey Devils “A” NHL 80 3 19 22 155 -14 |
1989-90 Québec Nordiques NHL 56 4 14 18 67 -27 |
1990-91 Québec Nordiques NHL 39 2 10 12 59 -28 |
New York Rangers NHL 19 1 0 1 52 -1 | Playoffs 6 0 2 2 26 2
1991-92 New York Rangers NHL 67 3 12 15 121 11 | Playoffs 13 0 4 4 23 3
1992-93 New York Rangers NHL 55 3 6 9 85 1 |
1993-94 Florida Panthers “A” NHL 63 1 9 10 99 8 |
1994-95 Florida Panthers NHL 20 0 1 1 21 -7 |
1995-96 Ottawa Senators NHL 6 0 0 0 4 -3 |
Milwaukee Admirals IHL 40 1 8 9 65 -11 | Playoffs 5 0 1 1 20 -2
1996-97 Kölner Haie DEL 49 2 7 9 164 - | Playoffs 4 0 0 0 8 -
Tournament Statistics
S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1982-83 Oshawa Generals “C” M-Cup 5 3 8 11 10 - |
1996-97 Kölner Haie Euro HL 5 0 0 0 8 - |
Team Staff History
S Team League Role on Team Notes
1997-98 Florida Panthers NHL Asst. Coach
1998-99 Oshawa Generals OHL Asst. Coach
1999-00 Oshawa Generals OHL Asst. Coach
2000-01 Oshawa Generals OHL Asst. Coach
2001-02 Oshawa Generals OHL Asst. Coach
2002-03 Oshawa Generals OHL Asst. Coach
2003-04 Oshawa Generals OHL Asst. Coach
2009-10 Peterborough Petes OHL Asst. Coach
2010-11 Oshawa Generals OHL Asst. Coach
2011-12 Oshawa Generals OHL Asst. GM/Asst. Coach
2012-13 Soo Greyhounds OHL Asst. Coach
2013-14 Soo Greyhounds OHL Assoc. Coach
2014-15 Soo Greyhounds OHL Assoc. Coach
2015-16 Soo Greyhounds OHL Assoc. Coach
2016-17 Soo Greyhounds OHL Assoc. Coach
2017-18 Soo Greyhounds OHL Assoc. Coach
2018-19 Stockton Heat AHL Asst. Coach
2019-20 Stockton Heat AHL Asst. Coach
2020-21 Stockton Heat AHL Asst. Coach
2021-22 Stockton Heat AHL Asst. Coach
2022-23 Calgary Wranglers AHL Asst. Coach
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Player Career Totals
League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
DEL 1 49 2 7 9 0.18 164 - | 1 4 0 0 0 0.00 8 -
Euro HL 1 5 0 0 0 0.00 8 - | 0
IHL 1 40 1 8 9 0.23 65 -11 | 1 5 0 1 1 0.20 20 -2
M-Cup 1 5 3 8 11 2.20 10 - | 0
NHL 15 828 64 211 275 0.33 1 448 -203 | 3 38 0 13 13 0.34 98 2
OHL 3 115 18 87 105 0.91 340 - | 2 28 11 16 27 0.96 69 -
WJC-20 1 7 0 0 0 0.00 6 - | 0
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Player Period Teams
Aaron Broten (F) 1981-1991 9 Colorado Rockies, New Jersey Devils, Québec Nordiques
John MacLean (F) 1981-1989 8 New Jersey Devils, Oshawa Generals
Pat Verbeek (F) 1982-1989 7 Canada U20, New Jersey Devils
Craig Wolanin (D) 1985-1991 6 New Jersey Devils, Québec Nordiques
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Drafted 1993, 1 #12 overall by Florida Panthers in the NHL Expansion Draft

Drafted 1980, 1 #10 overall by Oshawa Generals in the OHL Priority Selection

Cult/Star player for New Jersey Devils

Coaching career: Florida Panthers Assistant Coach (1997-98), Oshawa Generals (OHL) Assistant Coach (1998-01, 2002-04, 2010-12), Peterborough Petes (OHL) Defensive Coach (2009-2010) and Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds (OHL) Assistant Coach (2012-present)

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