Vitali Karamnov

Vitali Karamnov (born July 6, 1968 in Moscow, Russian SFSR) is a retired professional hockey player who briefly played in the NHL with the St. Louis Blues. He played left wing and shot left-handed.
Karamnov began his playing career in his native USSR. He played 6 years in the USSR before jumping to the NHL after the breakup of the Soviet Union. He was drafted by the St. Louis Blues in the 3rd round, 62nd overall (two spots ahead of fellow Russian and Blues teammate Vitali Prokhorov) in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft. 
For the 1992–1993 season, Karamnov spent the majority of the year with the Blues minor league affiliate Peoria Rivermen while also playing 7 games with the Blues that season as well. For the 1993–1994 season Karamnov skated in 59 games and scored 21 points, both NHL career highs. The following season would be the last for Karamnov in the NHL, playing 15 games with Rivermen and 26 games with the Blues. 
Following his stint in the NHL Karamnov played in a number of different settings around the world. He played the 1995–1996 season in Finland, followed by 3 season in the DEL in Germany, a brief 5 game stint in the Czech Republic during the 1999–2000 season, and 3 more seasons in Russia. Karamnov retired from hockey in 2003, but made a brief 2 game appearance with Moscow Dynamo during the 2006–2007 season.
== 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
1986–87 	HC Dynamo Moscow 	USSR 	 	4 	0 	0 	0 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	HC Dynamo Moscow 	USSR 	 	2 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1987–88 	HC Dynamo Kharkov 	USSR-2 	 	50 	10 	8 	18 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1988–89 	HC Dynamo Kharkov 	USSR 	 	23 	4 	1 	5 	19 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1989–90 	Torpedo Yaroslavl 	USSR 	 	47 	6 	7 	13 	32 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1990–91 	Torpedo Yaroslavl 	USSR 	 	45 	14 	7 	21 	30 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1991–92 	HC Dynamo Moscow 	CIS 	 	40 	13 	19 	32 	25 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	7 	0 	1 	1 	0 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1992–93 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 	 	23 	8 	12 	20 	47 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	59 	9 	12 	21 	51 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1993–94 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 	 	3 	0 	1 	1 	2 	 	1 	0 	1 	1 	0
1994–95 	St. Louis Blues 	NHL 	 	26 	3 	7 	10 	14 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
1994–95 	Peoria Rivermen 	IHL 	 	15 	6 	9 	15 	7 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1995–96 	JYP 	SM-liiga 	 	24 	8 	7 	15 	36 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Berlin Capitals 	DEL 	 	4 	2 	1 	3 	27 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
1996–97 	Krefeld Pinguine 	DEL 	 	28 	7 	13 	20 	80 	 	3 	1 	1 	2 	25
1997–98 	Krefeld Pinguine 	DEL 	 	34 	8 	15 	23 	40 	 	3 	0 	2 	2 	2
1998–99 	Krefeld Pinguine 	DEL 	 	40 	11 	17 	28 	61 	 	2 	1 	0 	1 	4
1999–2000 	HC Vsetin 	Extraliga 	 	5 	0 	0 	0 	10 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2000–01 	Vityaz Podolsk 	RSL 	 	15 	3 	3 	6 	12 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2001–02 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	RSL 	 	51 	16 	9 	26 	72 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
2002–03 	Salavat Yulaev Ufa	RSL 	 	35 	7 	3 	10 	55 	 	1 	0 	0 	0 	0
2003–04 	HC Spartak Moscow 	RUS-2 	 	5 	1 	0 	1 	4 	 	— 	— 	— 	— 	—
NHL Totals	NHL Totals 	NHL Totals	 	92 	12 	20 	32 	65 	 	2 	0 	0 	0 	2
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	 	
===International statistics===
Year	Team 	Comp	Place	GP	G	A	Pts	PIM
1996	Russia	WC 	4th 	8 	0	2	2 	0
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Category:Peoria Rivermen (IHL) players
Category:Retired in 2004
Category:Born in 1968
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Category:JYP Jyväskylä players
Category:Krefeld Pinguine players
Category:Lokomotiv Yaroslavl players
Category:Russian ice hockey players
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