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36. Joe Cirella

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Joe Cirella came from Hamilton, Ontario, Canada, and captained the Oshawa Generals to an OHL Title.  Cirella was taken as the number five pick in 1981 by the Colorado Rockies, and he played 65 Games as a rookie.

The Rockies relocated to New Jersey the year after, and after being held to two Games from injury, he rebounded with a 44-Point year, providing intense two-way hockey from the blueline.  Cirella was an All-Star that year, had two more 30-point seasons for New Jersey, and played 503 Games, scoring 209 Points for the team before being traded to Quebec.

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  • Position: Defence
  • Acquired: Selected in the 1st Round, 5th Overall in the NHL Draft 6/10/81.
  • Departed: Traded to the Quebec Nordiques with Claude Loiselle and New Jersey’s 1990 8th Round Pick (which would be Alexander Karpvtsev) for Walt Possubny and Quebec’s 1990 4th Round Pick (which would be Mike Bodnarchuk) 6/17/89.
  • Games Played: 503
  • Notable Statistics:

    50 Goals
    159 Assists 
    209 Points 
    938 PIM 
    .42 PPG 
    -156 Plus/Minus 
    26.0 Point Shares 

    19 Playoff Games
    0 Goals
    7 Assists 
    7 Points 
    49 PIM 
    .37 PPG 
    -3 Plus/Minus 
  • Played For: New Jersey Devils
  • Major Accolades and Awards:

    All-Star (1984)
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