The State News’s Madilynn Warden posted a preseason profile of Michigan State University starting goaltender and Red Wings prospect Trey Augustine:
The starting goaltender for Head Coach Adam Nightingale and MSU, 18-year-old Trey Augustine is a Michigan born and raised kid, growing up just an hour from East Lansing in South Lyon, MI.
“I think that growing up in Michigan, you get the feeling that hockey’s a big deal here. . .” Augustine said. “Everyone just loves hockey and loves the game and I think it’s a great community.”
Growing and learning on the ice from a young age, Augustine began his development playing for the Honeybaked League, then switching to play for the US National Team Development Program in his early years. The jump from Triple-A to junior league was a big one, he said. Still, Augustine had his family nearby, who was always a help in his milestone transition.
Augustine said having his close family nearby, aunts, uncles, grandparents and his parents, was something that meant a great deal to him, along with always having the proper hockey resources accessible.
MSU Goaltender Coach Jared DeMichiel said Augustine’s parents, Ken and Yvette, have done their job of ensuring he has the right mindset to handle things on and off of the ice.
“Ken and Yvette, he’s lucky to have those genes, but the apple doesn’t fall far from the tree with his parents,” DeMichiel said. “They’ve instilled good values on him and he’s obviously trending in a very positive direction.”
Continued…good story.
