The Detroit News’s Ted Kulfan filed an article about Red Wings goaltending prospect Trey Augustine, as described by his Michigan State University teammate, Red Savage:
“We call him Gramps sometimes because he’s always waddling around the rink,” said Savage, a Red Wings prospect talking about his MSU teammate and fellow Wings prospect. “You forget he’s just a little 19-year-old. I forget I’m two years older than he is.”
Augustine has certainly matured over this last calendar year, from last year’s development camp with the Red Wings to this week’s, given his experiences and accomplishments.
All Augustine did was help lead a program renaissance at Michigan State and win Most Outstanding Player of the Big Ten Tournament. He also won gold at the world junior championships with Team USA, and validated every reason why the Wings selected him in the second round last year.
“Trey is a special player,” Savage said. “We have a good friendship and it’s something I take a lot of value in. His maturity is something that really stands out. He tries to learn as much as he can every day at the rink. He goes into every practice with the same mentality, to not only make himself better, but the people around him better.”
Continued with commentary from Augustine himself…
