Vitali Karamnov

For ice hockey player born 1989, see Vitaly Karamnov.

Vitali Karamnov
Born	(1968-07-06) 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 (born July 6, 1968 in Moscow, Russian SFSR, Soviet Union) 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.

Career statistics

				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	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				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

External links

• Vitali Karamnov's career statistics at The Internet Hockey Database
• Vitali Karamnov profile at Eurohockey.com
• Vitali Karamnov's player profile at NHL.com