Eliteprospects
Canada Joe Cirella
Kölner Haie / DEL - 96/97
1-time OHL Champion 1
1-time OHL First All-Star Team 1
Date of Birth
Jun 09, 1963
Position
D
Age
62
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

Brother: Carmine Cirella

Team Staff profile of Joe Cirella also available

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Joe Cirella 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 -

Joe Cirella Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
1982-83 Oshawa Generals “C” Memorial Cup 5* 3* 8* 11* 10* -* |
1996-97 Kölner Haie Euro HL 5* 0* 0* 0* 8* -* |

Joe Cirella 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 *
Memorial 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 * * * * * *

Joe Cirella Career Highlights

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Awards by season
Player Biography and Trivia

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)