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.
1996–97
- KolnEuroHL
- KolnGermany
1995–96
- MilwaukeeIHL
Ottawa SenatorsNHL
1994–95
1993–94
1992–93
1991–92
1990–91
1989–90
1988–89
1987–88
1986–87
1985–86
1984–85
1983–84
1982–83
- OshawaM-Cup
New Jersey DevilsNHL
- OshawaOHL
- CanadaWJC-A
1981–82
Colorado RockiesNHL
- OshawaOHL
1980–81
- OshawaOMJHL
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.
| Season | League | Team | Type | GP | G | A | PTS | PIM | +/− | Shots | PPG | PPP | SHG | SHP | GWG | OTG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996–97 | EuroHL | Koln | Regular | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | Germany | Koln | Regular | 49 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 164 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1996–97 | Germany | Koln | Playoffs | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | IHL | Milwaukee | Regular | 40 | 1 | 8 | 9 | 65 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1995–96 | NHL | Regular | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -3 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1995–96 | IHL | Milwaukee | Playoffs | 5 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 20 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1994–95 | NHL | Regular | 20 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 21 | -7 | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1993–94 | NHL | Regular | 63 | 1 | 9 | 10 | 99 | 8 | 63 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1992–93 | NHL | Regular | 55 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 85 | 1 | 37 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1991–92 | NHL | Regular | 67 | 3 | 12 | 15 | 121 | 11 | 58 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1991–92 | NHL | Playoffs | 13 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 23 | 3 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1990–91 | NHL | Regular | 19 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 52 | 1 | 22 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1990–91 | NHL | Regular | 39 | 2 | 10 | 12 | 59 | -28 | 60 | 0 | 8 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1990–91 | NHL | Playoffs | 6 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 26 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1989–90 | NHL | Regular | 56 | 4 | 14 | 18 | 67 | -27 | 76 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1988–89 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 3 | 19 | 22 | 155 | -14 | 84 | 0 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1987–88 | NHL | Regular | 80 | 8 | 31 | 39 | 191 | 15 | 135 | 2 | 14 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | All stats
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| 1987–88 | NHL | Playoffs | 19 | 0 | 7 | 7 | 49 | -3 | 27 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1986–87 | NHL | Regular | 65 | 9 | 22 | 31 | 111 | -21 | 115 | 6 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1985–86 | NHL | Regular | 66 | 6 | 23 | 29 | 147 | -11 | 89 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1984–85 | NHL | Regular | 66 | 6 | 18 | 24 | 141 | -44 | 97 | 2 | 11 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1983–84 | NHL | Regular | 79 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 137 | -43 | 158 | 6 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | M-Cup | Oshawa | Regular | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1982–83 | NHL | Regular | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 4 | -2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | All stats
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| 1982–83 | OHL | Oshawa | Regular | 56 | 13 | 55 | 68 | 110 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1982–83 | WJC-A | Canada | Regular | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1982–83 | M-Cup | Oshawa | Playoffs | 5 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 10 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1982–83 | OHL | Oshawa | Playoffs | 17 | 4 | 16 | 20 | 37 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1981–82 | NHL | Regular | 65 | 7 | 12 | 19 | 52 | -36 | 71 | 2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | All stats
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| 1981–82 | OHL | Oshawa | Regular | 3 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1981–82 | OHL | Oshawa | Playoffs | 11 | 7 | 10 | 17 | 32 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1980–81 | OMJHL | Oshawa | Regular | 56 | 5 | 31 | 36 | 220 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1980–81 | OMJHL | Oshawa | Playoffs | 11 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 41 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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| 1979–80 | Minor-ON | Ham. Tiger Cubs | Regular | 21 | 5 | 26 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | — | All stats
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NHL game-by-game archive
This season’s game-log import is queued. The background archive fills gradually.
NHL source coverage only; missing records are not zero-stat appearances. Historical team abbreviations are retained.
Recent NHL games
| Date | Opponent | Goals | Assists | Points | Time on ice |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1995-11-30 | NYI | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-11-19 | BUF | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-11-16 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-11-09 | BOS | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
| 1995-10-24 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 | – |
Career refresh is delayed. The last imported record is retained.
Profile updated Oct 14, 6:30 pm EDT. Missing stats are shown as –.