Tom Karalis

Tom Karalis
Born (1964-05-24) May 24, 1964 (age 60)
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height 6 ft 1 in (185 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Fredericton Express
Muskegon Lumberjacks
Flint Spirits
Baltimore Skipjacks
Indianapolis Ice
New Haven Nighthawks
Phoenix Roadrunners
Peoria Rivermen
Fort Wayne Komets
Moncton Hawks
Binghamton Rangers
Murrayfield Racers
Brest Albatros Hockey
Ducs d'Angers
EC VSV
Playing career 1985–1998

Tom Karalis (born May 24, 1964) is a Canadian-American former ice hockey defenceman.

Karalis played in the American Hockey League for the Fredericton Express, Baltimore Skipjacks, New Haven Nighthawks, Moncton Hawks and Binghamton Rangers. He also played in the International Hockey League for the Muskegon Lumberjacks, Flint Spirits, Indianapolis Ice, Phoenix Roadrunners, Peoria Rivermen and Fort Wayne Komets. He won a CHL championship with the Tulsa Oilers in the 1992-93 season.

Karalis moved to Europe in 1994, playing in France for Brest Albatros Hockey and Ducs d'Angers, Austria for EV VSV and Germany for SC Bietigheim-Bissingen before returning to the Tulsa Oilers for a second spell during the 1997–98 season, his final season before retiring.

Karalis kept residence in Tulsa after retirement and later became an American citizen.[1]

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1979–80 Bourassa Angevins QMAAA 22 1 15 16 64 2 0 1 1 0
1980–81 Bourassa Angevins QMAAA 47 11 34 45 — 11 4 9 13 —
1981–82 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 42 0 5 5 107 14 2 8 10 29
1982–83 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 22 3 2 5 107 — — — — —
1982–83 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 42 3 9 12 114 — — — — —
1983–84 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 67 16 37 53 308 10 2 6 8 28
1984–85 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 64 21 58 79 184 9 0 7 7 15
1985–86 Fredericton Express AHL 51 4 8 12 106 — — — — —
1985–86 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 21 5 8 13 84 11 1 3 4 32
1986–87 Fredericton Express AHL 37 0 3 3 64 — — — — —
1986–87 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 28 3 9 12 94 15 2 12 14 28
1987–88 Flint Spirits IHL 65 5 26 31 268 2 0 0 0 2
1987–88 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 17 0 2 2 87 — — — — —
1988–89 Flint Spirits IHL 38 1 6 7 170 — — — — —
1988–89 Indianapolis Ice IHL 26 0 8 8 132 — — — — —
1988–89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 11 2 3 5 8 — — — — —
1989–90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — —
1989–90 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 21 1 3 4 35 — — — — —
1989–90 Peoria Rivermen IHL 48 2 8 10 182 5 0 2 2 48
1990–91 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 79 5 21 26 239 8 1 2 3 21
1991–92 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 1 0 0 0 2 — — — — —
1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 6 0 0 0 4 — — — — —
1991–92 Binghamton Rangers AHL 2 0 1 1 0 — — — — —
1991–92 Murrayfield Racers BHL 19 4 16 20 121 6 3 3 6 77
1992–93 Tulsa Oilers CHL 56 11 33 44 235 12 3 7 10 87
1993–94 Tulsa Oilers CHL 46 6 30 36 172 — — — — —
1993–94 Wichita Thunder CHL 3 1 2 3 6 11 3 9 12 24
1994–95 Albatros de Brest France 28 4 8 12 97 9 1 3 4 22
1995–96 Ducs d'Angers France 24 1 3 4 69 2 0 0 0 0
1996–97 Villacher SV Austria 49 3 24 27 123 — — — — —
1997–98 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen Germany2 20 1 4 5 44 — — — — —
1997–98 Tulsa Oilers CHL 43 2 11 13 171 4 0 2 2 4
AHL totals 126 6 17 23 269 — — — — —
IHL totals 327 22 89 111 1,206 41 4 19 23 131

References

  1. ^ Former Oiler Tom Karalis Proud to be U.S. Citizen
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