Daily Faceoff’s Steven Ellis posted an interview with Red Wings prospect and Team USA goaltender Trey Augustine ahead of the 2025 World Junior Championship:
“I just feel old now,” said a smiling [19-year-old] Augustine during Day 1 of USA’s camp in Plymouth, Michigan. “I kind of felt young at the start, like I was a little above my level, but now I just feel comfortable, feel like I’m one of the old guys on the team.”
Few NHL goalie prospects have been as dominant as Augustine the past few years. He went 29-1-2 with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program in 2022-23, often shining against NCAA talent. The Red Wings took him 41st overall in 2023, and then he embarked on a 23-9-2 record as a freshman at Michigan State University. That was the most games he has lost since the start of COVID-19 back in 2020.
Internationally, Augustine has won gold and bronze at the World Juniors, gold and silver at the U-18s and was the nation’s top goalie at the men’s senior IIHF World Championship last May – edging out NHLers Charlie Lindgren, Alex Lyon and Alex Nedeljkovic.
Nothing will beat his play during the 2024 World Juniors, though. He was dialed in all tournament long, posting a 4-0-0 record with a .936 save percentage – the best in the tournament. It was just the start of big things to come for him last season, with Augustine earning Big 10 tournament MVP titles after leading MSU to the league championship. Now back for a second year, Augustine is 11-2-1 with two shutouts and a .930 save percentage – putting him back near the top of every notable category in the country.
“I always say I’m a competitive, athletic goalie,” Augustine said. “I just kind of use my skating to kind of put myself in position to make saves. That pretty much describes my game.”
Continued; great interview here.
