Joe Cirella

Player profile and career history

D · #6

Joe Cirella was a defenceman. Born May 9, 1963 in Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, he stood 6'3", weighed 210 lbs and shot right. He was drafted in 1981 (round 1, 5th overall) by the CLR. In 828 NHL regular-season games he had 64 goals and 211 assists for 275 points.

NHL regular-season career

Games
828
Goals
64
Assists
211
Points
275
All supplied career statistics
Assists
211
Game Winning Goals
4
Games Played
828
Goals
64
Ot Goals
0
Pim
1446
Plus Minus
-200
Points
275
Power Play Goals
22
Power Play Points
98
Shooting Pctg
0.059
Shorthanded Goals
2
Shorthanded Points
10
Shots
1084

NHL playoff career

Games
38
Goals
0
Assists
13
Points
13
All supplied career statistics
Assists
13
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
38
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
98
Plus Minus
2
Points
13
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
45

NHL career scoring rates

Goals / game
0.08
Assists / game
0.25
Points / game
0.33
Shots / game
1.31

Regular-season career totals divided by games played. Missing values stay blank.

NHL season record highs

Highest supplied regular-season team records. Split-team seasons are kept separate; these are not combined season totals. Ties show one recorded season.

Goals
11
1983–84 · New Jersey Devils
Assists
33
1983–84 · New Jersey Devils
Points
44
1983–84 · New Jersey Devils
Shots
158
1983–84 · New Jersey Devils

Teams & leagues through the years

Every team and league recorded in this player's supplied season history, including junior, minor-league and international appearances. Multiple teams in a season are listed together; transfer dates and their order are not supplied.

  1. 1996–97

    • KolnEuroHL
    • KolnGermany
  2. 1995–96

  3. 1994–95

  4. 1993–94

  5. 1992–93

  6. 1991–92

  7. 1990–91

  8. 1989–90

  9. 1988–89

  10. 1987–88

  11. 1986–87

  12. 1985–86

  13. 1984–85

  14. 1983–84

  15. 1982–83

  16. 1981–82

  17. 1980–81

    • OshawaOMJHL
  18. 1979–80

    • Ham. Tiger CubsMinor-ON

Coverage follows NHL's published player record. Earlier youth teams, loans, transfers and seasons absent from that source may be missing. A missing season does not imply the player was inactive.

Season-by-season history

All seasons and leagues supplied by the NHL player feed. NHL, junior and minor-league rows stay separate; this is not a guarantee of every game in a player's career.

Scroll across the table for all columns. Open “All stats” on any season for its complete supplied record.

SeasonLeagueTeamTypeGPGAPTSPIM+/−ShotsPPGPPPSHGSHPGWGOTG
1996–97EuroHLKolnRegular50008————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
5
Goals
0
Pim
8
Points
0
1996–97GermanyKolnRegular49279164————————
All stats
Assists
7
Games Played
49
Goals
2
Pim
164
Points
9
1996–97GermanyKolnPlayoffs40008————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
4
Goals
0
Pim
8
Points
0
1995–96IHLMilwaukeeRegular4018965————————
All stats
Assists
8
Games Played
40
Goals
1
Pim
65
Points
9
1995–96NHLOttawa SenatorsRegular60004-33000000
All stats
Assists
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
6
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
-3
Points
0
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
3
1995–96IHLMilwaukeePlayoffs501120————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
5
Goals
0
Pim
20
Points
1
1994–95NHLFlorida PanthersRegular2001121-713000000
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
20
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
21
Plus Minus
-7
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
13
1993–94NHLFlorida PanthersRegular63191099863000200
All stats
Assists
9
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
63
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
99
Plus Minus
8
Points
10
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0159
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
63
1992–93NHLNew York RangersRegular5536985137011100
All stats
Assists
6
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
55
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
85
Plus Minus
1
Points
9
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0.0811
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
37
1991–92NHLNew York RangersRegular67312151211158130100
All stats
Assists
12
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
67
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
121
Plus Minus
11
Points
15
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.0517
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
58
1991–92NHLNew York RangersPlayoffs1304423314020000
All stats
Assists
4
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
13
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
23
Plus Minus
3
Points
4
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
2
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
14
1990–91NHLNew York RangersRegular1910152122000000
All stats
Assists
0
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
19
Goals
1
Ot Goals
0
Pim
52
Plus Minus
1
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0.0455
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
22
1990–91NHLQuebec NordiquesRegular392101259-2860080100
All stats
Assists
10
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
39
Goals
2
Ot Goals
0
Pim
59
Plus Minus
-28
Points
12
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
8
Shooting Pctg
0.0333
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
60
1990–91NHLNew York RangersPlayoffs60222624000000
All stats
Assists
2
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
6
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
26
Plus Minus
2
Points
2
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
0
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
4
1989–90NHLQuebec NordiquesRegular564141867-2776120000
All stats
Assists
14
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
56
Goals
4
Ot Goals
0
Pim
67
Plus Minus
-27
Points
18
Power Play Goals
1
Power Play Points
2
Shooting Pctg
0.0526
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
76
1988–89NHLNew Jersey DevilsRegular8031922155-1484031110
All stats
Assists
19
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
80
Goals
3
Ot Goals
0
Pim
155
Plus Minus
-14
Points
22
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
3
Shooting Pctg
0.0357
Shorthanded Goals
1
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
84
1987–88NHLNew Jersey DevilsRegular8083139191151352140220
All stats
Assists
31
Game Winning Goals
2
Games Played
80
Goals
8
Ot Goals
0
Pim
191
Plus Minus
15
Points
39
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
14
Shooting Pctg
0.0593
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
135
1987–88NHLNew Jersey DevilsPlayoffs1907749-327010100
All stats
Assists
7
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
19
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
49
Plus Minus
-3
Points
7
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
1
Shots
27
1986–87NHLNew Jersey DevilsRegular6592231111-211156180000
All stats
Assists
22
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
65
Goals
9
Ot Goals
0
Pim
111
Plus Minus
-21
Points
31
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
18
Shooting Pctg
0.0783
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
115
1985–86NHLNew Jersey DevilsRegular6662329147-11892110000
All stats
Assists
23
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
66
Goals
6
Ot Goals
0
Pim
147
Plus Minus
-11
Points
29
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
11
Shooting Pctg
0.0674
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
89
1984–85NHLNew Jersey DevilsRegular6661824141-44972110000
All stats
Assists
18
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
66
Goals
6
Ot Goals
0
Pim
141
Plus Minus
-44
Points
24
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
11
Shooting Pctg
0.0619
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
97
1983–84NHLNew Jersey DevilsRegular79113344137-431586220200
All stats
Assists
33
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
79
Goals
11
Ot Goals
0
Pim
137
Plus Minus
-43
Points
44
Power Play Goals
6
Power Play Points
22
Shooting Pctg
0.0696
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
2
Shots
158
1982–83M-CupOshawaRegular5381110————————
All stats
Assists
8
Games Played
5
Goals
3
Pim
10
Points
11
1982–83NHLNew Jersey DevilsRegular20114-23010000
All stats
Assists
1
Game Winning Goals
0
Games Played
2
Goals
0
Ot Goals
0
Pim
4
Plus Minus
-2
Points
1
Power Play Goals
0
Power Play Points
1
Shooting Pctg
0
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
3
1982–83OHLOshawaRegular56135568110————————
All stats
Assists
55
Games Played
56
Goals
13
Pim
110
Points
68
1982–83WJC-ACanadaRegular70006————————
All stats
Assists
0
Games Played
7
Goals
0
Pim
6
Points
0
1982–83M-CupOshawaPlayoffs5381110————————
All stats
Assists
8
Games Played
5
Goals
3
Pim
10
Points
11
1982–83OHLOshawaPlayoffs174162037————————
All stats
Assists
16
Games Played
17
Goals
4
Pim
37
Points
20
1981–82NHLColorado RockiesRegular657121952-3671240010
All stats
Assists
12
Game Winning Goals
1
Games Played
65
Goals
7
Ot Goals
0
Pim
52
Plus Minus
-36
Points
19
Power Play Goals
2
Power Play Points
4
Shooting Pctg
0.0986
Shorthanded Goals
0
Shorthanded Points
0
Shots
71
1981–82OHLOshawaRegular30110————————
All stats
Assists
1
Games Played
3
Goals
0
Pim
0
Points
1
1981–82OHLOshawaPlayoffs117101732————————
All stats
Assists
10
Games Played
11
Goals
7
Pim
32
Points
17
1980–81OMJHLOshawaRegular5653136220————————
All stats
Assists
31
Games Played
56
Goals
5
Pim
220
Points
36
1980–81OMJHLOshawaPlayoffs1102241————————
All stats
Assists
2
Games Played
11
Goals
0
Pim
41
Points
2
1979–80Minor-ONHam. Tiger CubsRegular2152631—————————
All stats
Assists
26
Games Played
21
Goals
5
Points
31

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Recent NHL games

DateOpponentGoalsAssistsPointsTime on ice
1995-11-30NYI000–
1995-11-19BUF000–
1995-11-16PHI000–
1995-11-09BOS000–
1995-10-24DET000–

Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.

Profile updated Oct 14, 6:30 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.

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