Tom Karalis

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

Tom Karalis
Born	(1964-05-24) May 24, 1964 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

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.

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

External links

• Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or The Internet Hockey Database