| Anthony Cirelli | |||
|---|---|---|---|
 Cirelli with theTampa Bay Lightning in May 2018 | |||
| Born | (1997-07-15)July 15, 1997 (age 27) Woodbridge,Ontario, Canada | ||
| Height | 6 ft 0 in (183 cm) | ||
| Weight | 189 lb (86 kg; 13 st 7 lb) | ||
| Position | Centre | ||
| Shoots | Left | ||
| NHL team | Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| National team |  Canada | ||
| NHL draft | 72nd overall,2015 Tampa Bay Lightning | ||
| Playing career | 2016–present | ||
Anthony Cirelli (/sɪˈrɛli/,Italian:[tʃiˈrɛlli]; born July 15, 1997) is a Canadian professionalice hockeycentre who is currently playing for theTampa Bay Lightning of theNational Hockey League (NHL). He was selected by the Lightning in the third round (72nd overall) of the2015 NHL Entry Draft. Cirelli won theStanley Cup back-to-back with the Lightning in2020 and2021.
Cirelli started his junior career with theOshawa Generals of theOntario Hockey League. Cirelli went undrafted in the OHL draft, and would end up making the team as a walk-on. Cirelli scored the game-winning goal in overtime against theKelowna Rockets in the2015 Memorial Cup.[1] On June 27, 2015, theTampa Bay Lightning selected Cirelli 72nd overall in the 3rd round of the2015 NHL Entry Draft.[2] On January 28, 2016, Cirelli was named as captain of the Generals.[3] On May 19, 2016, the Lightning signed Cirelli to a three-year entry-level contract.[4]
On January 9, 2017, Cirelli was traded by the Oshawa Generals to theErie Otters.[5] Cirelli scored another championship clinching goal in overtime, the 2017J. Ross Robertson Cup winning goal for the Otters in Game 5 of the OHL championship series against theMississauga Steelheads .[6] However, the Otters would ultimately fall in the championship game of the2017 Memorial Cup tournament to the hostWindsor Spitfires.[7]
On March 1, 2018, Cirelli was recalled by theTampa Bay Lightning from theSyracuse Crunch of theAmerican Hockey League. Prior to his recall Cirelli was enjoying a productive rookie season with the Crunch. He had appeared in 51 games where he had 14-goals and 37 points.[8] Cirelli would make hisNHL debut that night against theDallas Stars atAmerican Airlines Center. Cirelli recorded his first career NHL goal and assist in the game, which resulted in a 5–4 overtime win.[9] Cirelli also became only the fourth player in Lightning history to have a multiple point game in their NHL debut.[10] On April 12, 2018, Cirelli made his NHL Stanley Cup Playoff debut in a 5–2 Lightning victory over the visitingNew Jersey Devils.[11] On April 21, 2018, Cirelli recorded his first career playoff assist and point in a 3–1 Lightning series clinching win over the New Jersey Devils.[12][13] On May 2, 2018, he recorded his first career playoff goal in a 4–1 win over theBoston Bruins.[14] Building on his impressive overtime goal-scoring resume from his junior days, on September 17, 2020, he scored the winning goal in overtime of Game 6 of the Eastern Conference Finals against theNew York Islanders.
On December 24, 2020, Cirelli signed a three-year, $14.4 million contract with the Lightning.
On July 13, 2022, Cirelli signed an eight-year, $50 million contract extension with the Lightning. His teammatesMikhail Sergachev andErik Cernak also signed eight-year extensions on the same day.
Born in Canada, Cirelli is of Italian descent.[15]
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Ice hockey | ||
| Representing Canada | ||
| World Championships | ||
 | 2019 Slovakia | |
| World Junior Championships | ||
| 2017 Canada | |
On April 29, 2019, Cirelli was selected to make his full international debut after he was named to theTeam Canada roster for the2019 IIHF World Championship, held inSlovakia.[16] He helped Canada progress through to the playoff rounds before losing the final toFinland to finish with the silver medal on May 26, 2019.[17] Cirelli finished the tournament posting 3 goals and 4 points in 10 games. Cirelli also participated in the 2017 World Junior Championship with Canada, winning a silver medal.
| Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 2014–15 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 68 | 13 | 23 | 36 | 22 | 21 | 2 | 8 | 10 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 62 | 21 | 38 | 59 | 27 | 5 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 0 | ||
| 2015–16 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Oshawa Generals | OHL | 26 | 13 | 21 | 34 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2016–17 | Erie Otters | OHL | 25 | 12 | 18 | 30 | 4 | 22 | 15 | 16 | 31 | 4 | ||
| 2016–17 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | — | — | — | — | — | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6 | ||
| 2017–18 | Syracuse Crunch | AHL | 51 | 14 | 23 | 37 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2017–18 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 18 | 5 | 6 | 11 | 6 | 17 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 4 | ||
| 2018–19 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 82 | 19 | 20 | 39 | 34 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | ||
| 2019–20 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 68 | 16 | 28 | 44 | 30 | 25 | 3 | 6 | 9 | 2 | ||
| 2020–21 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 50 | 9 | 13 | 22 | 10 | 23 | 5 | 7 | 12 | 20 | ||
| 2021–22 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 76 | 17 | 26 | 43 | 70 | 23 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 8 | ||
| 2022–23 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 58 | 11 | 18 | 29 | 33 | 6 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 4 | ||
| 2023–24 | Tampa Bay Lightning | NHL | 79 | 20 | 25 | 45 | 38 | 5 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | ||
| NHL totals | 431 | 97 | 136 | 233 | 221 | 103 | 17 | 25 | 42 | 38 | ||||
| Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2017 | Canada | WJC |  | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | |
| 2019 | Canada | WC | | 10 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | |
| 2025 | Canada | 4NF |  | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Junior totals | 7 | 3 | 4 | 7 | 2 | ||||
| Senior totals | 14 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 6 | ||||
| Award | Year | |
|---|---|---|
| CHL | ||
| Memorial Cup champion | 2015 | |
| Memorial Cup Most Sportsmanlike player | 2017 | |
| NHL | ||
| NHL All-Rookie Team | 2019 | [18] |
| Stanley Cup champion | 2020,2021 | [19][20] |
| International | ||
| World Junior Championship silver medal | 2017 | |
| World Championship silver medal | 2019 | |
| 4 Nations Face-Off champion | 2025 | [21] |