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 19851998

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 221151664 20110
1980–81 Bourassa Angevins QMAAA 47113445 114913
1981–82 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 42055107 14281029
1982–83 Shawinigan Cataractes QMJHL 22325107
1982–83 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 423912114
1983–84 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 67163753308 1026828
1984–85 Drummondville Voltigeurs QMJHL 64215879184 907715
1985–86 Fredericton Express AHL 514812106
1985–86 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 21581384 1113432
1986–87 Fredericton Express AHL 3703364
1986–87 Muskegon Lumberjacks IHL 28391294 152121428
1987–88 Flint Spirits IHL 6552631268 20002
1987–88 Baltimore Skipjacks AHL 1702287
1988–89 Flint Spirits IHL 38167170
1988–89 Indianapolis Ice IHL 26088132
1988–89 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 112358
1989–90 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 20000
1989–90 Phoenix Roadrunners IHL 2113435
1989–90 Peoria Rivermen IHL 482810182 502248
1990–91 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 7952126239 812321
1991–92 Fort Wayne Komets IHL 10002
1991–92 Moncton Hawks AHL 60004
1991–92 Binghamton Rangers AHL 20110
1991–92 Murrayfield Racers BHL 1941620121 633677
1992–93 Tulsa Oilers CHL 56113344235 12371087
1993–94 Tulsa Oilers CHL 4663036172
1993–94 Wichita Thunder CHL 31236 11391224
1994–95 Albatros de Brest France 28481297 913422
1995–96 Ducs d'Angers France 2413469 20000
1996–97 Villacher SV Austria 4932427123
1997–98 SC Bietigheim-Bissingen Germany2 2014544
1997–98 Tulsa Oilers CHL 4321113171 40224
AHL totals 126 6 17 23 269
IHL totals 327 22 89 111 1,206 41 4 19 23 131

References

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