Joe Cirella

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Joe Cirella
Born (1963-05-09) May 9, 1963 (age 61)
Hamilton, Ontario, Canada [1]
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Right
Played for Colorado Rockies
New Jersey Devils
Quebec Nordiques
New York Rangers
Florida Panthers
Ottawa Senators
Kölner Haie
NHL draft 5th overall, 1981
Colorado Rockies
Playing career 19811997

Joseph Cirella (born May 9, 1963) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey player who played in 828 games in the National Hockey League (NHL). He has additionally served as assistant coach and assistant general manager of the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League. [2] Cirella was born in Hamilton, Ontario, but grew up in Stoney Creek, Ontario.

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Playing career

Cirella joined the Oshawa Generals of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL) at the age of 17 [3] and served as team captain as the Generals won the J. Ross Robertson Cup as OHL champions in 1983. [4] He was selected fifth overall in the 1981 NHL Entry Draft by the Colorado Rockies.

He was traded along with Claude Loiselle from the New Jersey Devils to the Quebec Nordiques for Walt Poddubny on June 17, 1989. [5]

Cirella played for the Rockies, Devils, Nordiques, New York Rangers, Florida Panthers and Ottawa Senators during an NHL career that lasted 14 seasons. He scored the first goal, and also registered an assist on the game-winning goal in the 36th National Hockey League All-Star Game, played in his home arena in East Rutherford, New Jersey, in 1984. He was the last former Colorado Rockies player in the NHL at the time of his final game. He retired in 1997 after playing one year in Germany with the Kölner Haie of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80Hamilton Tiger Cubs Midget 2152631
1980–81 Oshawa Generals OHL 5653136220
1981–82 Colorado Rockies NHL 657121952
1981–82 Oshawa GeneralsOHL301110117101732
1982–83 New Jersey Devils NHL20114
1982–83 Oshawa GeneralsOHL56135568110174162037
1982–83 Oshawa Generals MC 5381110
1983–84 New Jersey DevilsNHL79113344137
1984–85 New Jersey DevilsNHL6661824143
1985–86 New Jersey DevilsNHL6662329147
1986–87 New Jersey DevilsNHL6592231111
1987–88 New Jersey DevilsNHL80831391911907749
1988–89 New Jersey DevilsNHL8031922155
1989–90 Quebec Nordiques NHL564141867
1990–91 Quebec NordiquesNHL392101259
1990–91 New York Rangers NHL1910152602226
1991–92 New York RangersNHL67312151211304423
1992–93 New York RangersNHL5536985
1993–94 Florida Panthers NHL63191099
1994–95 Florida PanthersNHL2001121
1995–96 Ottawa Senators NHL60004
1995–96 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 4018965501120
1996–97 Kölner Haie DEL 4927916440008
NHL totals828642112751448380131398

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1983 Canada WJC 70006

Coaching

After retiring as a player, Cirella served as an assistant coach with the NHL's Florida Panthers during the 1997-98 season before returning to the Ontario Hockey League where he served in the same capacity with the Oshawa Generals for five seasons. [6] [4] After spending the 2009–10 season in the Peterborough Petes' front office, he returned to the Generals as assistant general manager and assistant coach.

Season TeamLeagueType
1997-98 Florida Panthers NHL Assistant Coach
1998-99 Oshawa Generals OHL Assistant Coach
1999-00Oshawa GeneralsOHLAssistant Coach
2000-01Oshawa GeneralsOHLAssistant Coach
2002-03Oshawa GeneralsOHLAssistant Coach
2003-04Oshawa GeneralsOHLAssistant Coach
2009-10 Peterborough Petes OHLDefensive Consultant
2010-11Oshawa GeneralsOHLAssistant Coach/Assistant GM
2012–Present Sault Ste. Marie Greyhounds OHLAssistant Coach

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References

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  2. "Oshawa Generals Hockey Club - Joe Cirella". Archived from the original on 2011-07-15. Retrieved 2010-12-16.
  3. "Legends of Hockey -- NHL Player Search -- Player -- Joe Cirella". www.legendsofhockey.net. Archived from the original on 2011-12-03.
  4. 1 2 "Archived copy". Archived from the original on 2009-08-14. Retrieved 2010-07-05.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: archived copy as title (link)
  5. "Devils Add Poddubny in One of 3 Trades," The Associated Press (AP), Sunday, June 18, 1989. Retrieved August 7, 2023.
  6. "PANTHERS HIRE EX-DEFENSEMAN". Sun Sentinel. July 30, 1997. Retrieved August 9, 2023.
Preceded by Colorado Rockies first round draft pick
1980
Succeeded by