| Vitali Karamnov | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Born |
July 6, 1968 Moscow, Russian SFSR, URS | ||
| Height | 6 ft 2 in (188 cm) | ||
| Weight | 185 lb (84 kg; 13 st 3 lb) | ||
| Position | Left wing | ||
| Shot | Left | ||
| Played for |
HC Dynamo Moscow Torpedo Yaroslavl St. Louis Blues JYP Krefeld Pinguine HC Vsetin Vityaz Podolsk Salavat Yulaev Ufa HC Spartak Moscow | ||
| National team |
 Russia | ||
| NHL Draft |
62nd overall, 1992 St. Louis Blues | ||
| Playing career | 1986–2004 | ||
Vitali Vladimirovich Karamnov (Russian: Виталий Владимирович Карамнов; born July 6, 1968) is a Russian retired professional ice hockey player. He played 92 games in the National Hockey League with the St. Louis Blues from 1992 to 1993. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 2004, was mainly spent in European leagues. He played left wing and shot left-handed.
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Biography
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.
Career statistics
Regular season and playoffs
| Regular season | 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 | FIN | 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 | ||
| 1999–00 | HC Vsetin | CZE | 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 | 92 | 12 | 20 | 32 | 65 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | Russia | WC | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |
| Senior totals | 8 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 0 | |||
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
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