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Tom Karalis
Born (1964-05-24)May 24, 1964,
Montreal, Quebec, Canada
Height
Weight
6 ft 1 in (1.85 m)
209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shoots Left
Pro clubs 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 two CHL championships with the Tulsa Oilers in 1993 and 1994.

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

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