Vitali Karamnov

Vitali Vladimirovich Karamnov (; 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.

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 seasonPlayoffs 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