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Joe Cirella's 1981-1982 season

Points
19
NHL#309
Goals
7
NHL#283
Assists
12
NHL#310
Plus/minus
-36
NHL#610
Games
65
81%
81% of 80

Defenceman Joe Cirella was 18 years old when the 1981-1982 season began, his 1st in the NHL, and played it for Colorado Rockies. He played 65 of a possible 80 games and scored 7 goals and 12 assists for 19 points, 0.29 points per game. Colorado Rockies did not reach the playoffs.

Below: the whole season, game by game.

1981-1982
  1. NHL debut

    Joe Cirella makes his NHL debut in 2–⁠4 loss against Vancouver Canucks

    Joe was 18 years old · Pacific Coliseum, Canada

    His first NHL game
    0
    Goals
    0
    Assists
    0
    Points
    -1
    +/-

    Swedes on the ice: Christer Kellgren, Peter Gustavsson, Anders Eldebrink, among others.

    • The game
      CLR2–4VAN
      L
      game 1/807
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–7EDM
      L
      game 2/801
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      NYI2–2CLR
      game 3/805
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–10LAK
      L
      game 4/802
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-0SOG
    • The game
      BOS6–1CLR
      L
      game 5/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    Milestone

    Joe Cirella scores his first NHL goal

    in the game against Boston Bruins · October 16

    • The game
      CLR4–3WIN
      W
      game 6/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–5PIT
      L
      game 7/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–4TOR
      game 8/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      EDM3–1CLR
      L
      game 9/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE3–1CLR
      L
      game 10/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      WSH4–6CLR
      W
      game 11/802
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • November 1981
    • The game
      WIN5–3CLR
      L
      game 12/802
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +1 assist
    Milestone

    Joe Cirella records his first NHL assist

    in the game against Winnipeg Jets · November 3

    • The game
      TOR4–4CLR
      game 13/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR5–4EDM
      W
      game 14/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      MTL9–0CLR
      L
      game 15/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      STL4–2CLR
      L
      game 16/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR0–10CHI
      L
      game 17/80
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR1–7WSH
      L
      game 18/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      BUF4–3CLR
      L
      game 19/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR5–5VAN
      game 20/803
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/4 into the season

      Game 20 of 80
      4
      points
      NHL#305
      2
      goals
      NHL#236
      2
      assists
      NHL#332
      -13
      +/-
      NHL#161
      CLR
      3-13-0W-L-OT10Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR2–9CGY
      L
      game 21/801
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-1SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR2–7WIN
      L
      game 22/803
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN6–3CLR
      L
      game 23/804
      His night
      +1P+1G
      -1+/-7SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      CLR2–4STL
      L
      game 24/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–2MNS
      game 25/802
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-0SOG
    • December 1981
    • The game
      CHI2–3CLR
      W
      game 26/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR2–1CLR
      L
      game 27/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      -1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR1–7BUF
      L
      game 28/80
      His night
      No points
      -5+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–2HFD
      W
      game 29/80
      His night
      +2P+1G+1A
      +1+/-1SOG
      +2 points
    • The game
      CLR1–5BOS
      L
      game 30/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      0+/-3SOG
      +1 goal
    • The game
      EDM7–4CLR
      L
      game 31/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-4SOG
    • The game
      VAN1–3CLR
      W
      game 32/805
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-2SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR2–5CGY
      L
      game 33/801
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-2SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–4CLR
      W
      game 34/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–8LAK
      L
      game 35/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CGY3–6CLR
      W
      game 36/801
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +1+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CLR4–4MNS
      game 37/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-3SOG
    • The game
      LAK2–3CLR
      W
      game 38/80
      His night
      +1P+1G
      +1+/-2SOG1PPP
      +1 goal
    • The game
      DET3–1CLR
      L
      game 39/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-4SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–5CGY
      L
      game 40/801
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-4SOG
    • Checkpoint

      1/2 into the season

      Game 40 of 80
      14
      points
      NHL#245
      7
      goals
      NHL#181
      7
      assists
      NHL#287
      -28
      +/-
      NHL#187
      CLR
      9-25-0W-L-OT24Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR3–5EDM
      L
      game 41/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      STL1–7CLR
      W
      game 42/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–5PHI
      L
      game 43/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • The game
      CLR1–2TOR
      L
      game 44/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR1–3DET
      L
      game 45/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CGY5–3CLR
      L
      game 46/80
      His night
      No points
      -3+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–4LAK
      game 47/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      MNS3–1CLR
      L
      game 48/802
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      LAK3–3CLR
      game 49/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–7EDM
      L
      game 50/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • The game
      PHI4–7CLR
      W
      game 51/80
      His night
      +1P+1A
      +2+/-0SOG
      +1 assist
    • The game
      NYR5–2CLR
      L
      game 52/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-0SOG
    • February 1982
    • The game
      CLR7–8QUE
      L
      game 54/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      HFD4–4CLR
      game 55/80
      His night
      No points
      +1+/-1SOG
    • The game
      MTL5–3CLR
      L
      game 56/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      QUE2–9CLR
      W
      game 57/80
      His night
      +3P+3A
      +3+/-2SOG
      +3 assists
    • The game
      WSH3–5CLR
      W
      game 58/801
      His night
      No points
      +2+/-1SOG
    • The game
      CLR3–3MTL
      game 59/80
      His night
      No points
      -2+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR4–4NYR
      game 60/801
      His night
      No points
      0+/-1SOG
    • Checkpoint

      3/4 into the season

      Game 60 of 8059 of 60 played
      18
      points
      NHL#270
      7
      goals
      NHL#241
      11
      assists
      NHL#277
      -32
      +/-
      NHL#200
      CLR
      13-36-0W-L-OT37Points
      21st in the whole NHL
    • The game
      CLR2–3NYI
      L
      game 61/803
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      CLR2–6BUF
      L
      game 62/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-2SOG
    • The game
      DET6–3CLR
      L
      game 63/80
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-0SOG
    • The game
      VAN4–3CLR
      L
      game 64/804
      His night
      +1P+1A
      0+/-1SOG1PPP
      +1 assist
    • The game
      CHI3–5CLR
      W
      game 65/80
      His night
      No points
      0+/-2SOG
    • March 1982
    • The game
      VAN2–3CLR
      W
      game 66/804
      His night
      No points
      -1+/-1SOG
    The season in numbers

    Joe Cirella closes the 1981-1982 season with 19 points

    Colorado Rockies did not reach the playoffs
    Points
    19
    NHL#309
    Games
    65of 80
    81%
    Goals
    7
    NHL#283
    Assists
    12
    NHL#310
    P/GP
    0.29
    NHL#343
    +/-
    -36
    NHL#610
    Events
    1
    First NHL assist
    1
    First NHL point
    1
    First NHL goal