# Tom Karalis

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.

## Career statistics

| | | | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Regular season | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | Playoffs | 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 | AHL totals | AHL totals | 126 | 6 | 17 | 23 | 269 | — | — | — | — | — |
| IHL totals | IHL totals | IHL totals | 327 | 22 | 89 | 111 | 1,206 | 41 | 4 | 19 | 23 | 131 |