1981 NHL Draft
Joe Cirella in the 1981 NHL Draft
Colorado Rockies selected Joe Cirella 5th overall in the 1981 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 10 picks Colorado Rockies made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 1981, 114 have played in the NHL regular season. His 828 games put him 14th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 5
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 5
- Drafting team
- CLRColorado Rockies
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 18 years
The picks around it
Picks 2–8 in the 1981 draft
- 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 1981 class
5th
of 211 players selected
1st
of 67 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Dale HawerchukC1188 GP · 1409 PWINWinnipeg Jets
- 2Doug SmithC535 GP · 253 PLAKLos Angeles Kings
- 3Bobby CarpenterC1178 GP · 728 PWSHWashington Capitals
- 4Ron FrancisC1731 GP · 1798 PHFDHartford Whalers
- 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 6Jim BenningD605 GP · 243 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 7Mark HunterR628 GP · 383 PMTLMontréal Canadiens
- 8Grant FuhrG868 GP · 403 WEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 9James PatrickD1280 GP · 639 PNYRNew York Rangers
- 10Garth ButcherD897 GP · 206 PVANVancouver Canucks
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Joe Cirella made his NHL debut on October 6, 1981, 118 days after the draft.
828
Games
64
Goals
211
Assists
275
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Colorado Rockies picks in the 1981 draft
- 5Joe CirellaD828 GP · 275 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 26Richard ChernomazR51 GP · 16 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 48Uli HiemerD143 GP · 73 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 66Gus GrecoLCLRColorado Rockies
- 87Douglas SpeckDCLRColorado Rockies
- 108Bruce DriverD922 GP · 486 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 129Jeff LarmerL158 GP · 88 PCLRColorado Rockies
- 150Tony ArimaRCLRColorado Rockies
- 171Tim ArmyCCLRColorado Rockies
- 192John JohannsonC5 GP · 0 PCLRColorado Rockies