Tom Karalis

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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 19851998

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

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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 TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1979–80Bourassa AngevinsQMAAA22115166420110
1980–81Bourassa AngevinsQMAAA47113445114913
1981–82 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 4205510714281029
1982–83 Shawinigan CataractesQMJHL22325107
1982–83 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL423912114
1983–84 Drummondville VoltigeursQMJHL671637533081026828
1984–85 Drummondville VoltigeursQMJHL64215879184907715
1985–86 Fredericton Express AHL 514812106
1985–86 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 215813841113432
1986–87 Fredericton ExpressAHL3703364
1986–87 Muskegon LumberjacksIHL28391294152121428
1987–88 Flint Spirits IHL655263126820002
1987–88 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL1702287
1988–89 Flint SpiritsIHL38167170
1988–89 Indianapolis Ice IHL26088132
1988–89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL112358
1989–90 New Haven NighthawksAHL20000
1989–90 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL2113435
1989–90 Peoria Rivermen IHL482810182502248
1990–91 Fort Wayne Komets IHL7952126239812321
1991–92 Fort Wayne KometsIHL10002
1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL60004
1991–92 Binghamton Rangers AHL20110
1991–92 Murrayfield Racers BHL 1941620121633677
1992–93 Tulsa Oilers CHL 5611334423512371087
1993–94 Tulsa OilersCHL4663036172
1993–94 Wichita Thunder CHL3123611391224
1994–95 Albatros de Brest France 28481297913422
1995–96 Ducs d'Angers France241346920000
1996–97 Villacher SV Austria 4932427123
1997–98 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen Germany2 2014544
1997–98 Tulsa OilersCHL432111317140224
AHL totals12661723269
IHL totals32722891111,2064141923131

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