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 two CHL championships with the Tulsa Oilers in 1993 and 1994.
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.Former Oiler Tom Karalis Proud to be U.S. 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
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
 	 	 		 	 	 	 	 		 	 	 	 	
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