The man of many hats, EP Rinkside’s Sean Shapiro, wrote an article for USAHockey.com which discusses the United States‘ 2026 World Junior team, which includes incumbent starting goaltender and Red Wings prospect Trey Augustine:
On paper, the Americans are a deep team at all three position groups, but during camp, almost everyone pointed to goaltending as one of the foundations for the medal chase.
Augustine, who joked he was the “old man” in camp, will be playing in his third straight World Juniors and is the likely starter. Augustine has been one of the best goalies in college hockey the past two seasons, currently posting a .930 save percentage for Michigan State, and made his U.S. Men’s National Team debut this past spring at the IIHF World Championship.
Augustine is the calming force and has been that way for the U.S. at multiple tournaments, winning both World Junior and Under-18 gold medals in the past two years.
“He’s just so composed and calm, and he understands the game,” David Lassonde, USA Hockey’s national goaltending coach, said. “He reads the game so well; there’s so rarely a time or place where he isn’t in the right position.”
Continued; Shapiro’s article is a good read…
