Michigan State’s Trey Augustine named top collegiate goaltender
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Add one more piece of hardware to the cabinet for Trey Augustine, who won the Mike Richter Award as college hockey’s top goaltender Friday at an awards ceremony at the Park MGM in Las Vegas. He couldn’t make it, however, because it was the same day he made his professional hockey debut with the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins.
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“It’s been an absolute privilege and joy to wear the green and white for three years,” Augustine said as part of his pre-recorded acceptance speech in which he paid tribute to his parents, family, teammates and coaches.
Augustine, who signed his entry-level contract with the Detroit Red Wings on March 31, finished the season with a career-best .929 save percentage and 2.11 goals against average, his 24-9-1 junior season the best of his three-year stint with Michigan State. He backstopped the Spartans to a third straight Big Ten championship and No. 1 seed in the NCAA Tournament.
In the NCAA Tournament, Augustine made 75 saves over two games, including a 2-1 escape against UConn in the opening round. But he let in three goals in a five-minute span to lose the Worcester regional final to Wisconsin, ending his college career without ever making it to the Frozen Four.
Augustine finished his NCAA career with 99 games played, 10th most among all Michigan State goaltenders. His 66 career wins rank sixth all-time. His nine shutouts tie John Lethemon for sixth most by a Spartan. His 2.40 goals against average ranks fifth. Only Hobey Baker winner and 18-year NHLer Ryan Miller (.941) finished with a higher career save percentage than Augustine’s .922 mark.
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This article originally appeared on The Detroit News: Detroit Red Wings prospect Trey Augustine named NCAA's top goalie