| Joe Cirella |
| Joseph Cirella Defense Right-Handed Shot Height: 6' 3", Weight: 210 pounds Born: 5.9.63 Hamilton, Ontario |
| How he arrived: Via Entry Draft How he left: Traded to the Quebec Nordiques with Claude Loiselle and Devils' 8th round pick in the 1990 E.D. for Walt Poddubny and Nordiques' 4th round pick in the 1990 E.D., 6.17.89 |
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| Regular Season Statistics with the Franchise Stats in bold signifies team leader. |
Cirella had a pretty solid rookie season for the Rockies, so you can imagine his shellshock when management sent him back to
the Oshawa Generals, his junior team at the time, before he took the ice as a Devil.
It proved beneficial, ultimately, as he would get over the initial shock and lead the Generals to the Memorial Cup Finals.
He would bring a good balance of skill and toughness to the Devils, as well as an extra option on the power play that gets
talked about until coaches and reporters are blue in the face even today: he's a right-handed shot, hence, the option to get off a
right-side-to-left one-timer. I totally missed this back when I watched Cirella play as a Devil.
He missed a handful of games off and on within a 3 year period due to various injuries, but would get over the injury bug finally
by the end of his stint with the Devils, only missing one game (a playoff game) before being traded to the Nordiques.
But it would return, and he ended up bouncing around the league for the rest of his career, with his longest stay being with the
Rangers. (2 1/2 seasons)
He retired in 1997 after playing one year in Germany. He took on an assistant coaching job for the Florida Panthers the year
after, then went back to the Generals in a coaching capacity, staying there until 2004.
the Oshawa Generals, his junior team at the time, before he took the ice as a Devil.
It proved beneficial, ultimately, as he would get over the initial shock and lead the Generals to the Memorial Cup Finals.
He would bring a good balance of skill and toughness to the Devils, as well as an extra option on the power play that gets
talked about until coaches and reporters are blue in the face even today: he's a right-handed shot, hence, the option to get off a
right-side-to-left one-timer. I totally missed this back when I watched Cirella play as a Devil.
He missed a handful of games off and on within a 3 year period due to various injuries, but would get over the injury bug finally
by the end of his stint with the Devils, only missing one game (a playoff game) before being traded to the Nordiques.
But it would return, and he ended up bouncing around the league for the rest of his career, with his longest stay being with the
Rangers. (2 1/2 seasons)
He retired in 1997 after playing one year in Germany. He took on an assistant coaching job for the Florida Panthers the year
after, then went back to the Generals in a coaching capacity, staying there until 2004.
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| Entry Draft: 1981 First Round Pick (5th overall) by the Colorado Rockies |
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