Red Wings prospect goaltender Trey Augustine spoke with the Wings’ media corps on Thursday morning. Detroit Hockey Now’s Bob Duff took note of Augustine’s remarks, filing a subscriber-only article about the reasons why Augustine has delayed his professional debut to play for at least one more season at Michigan State University:
“It was a good year,” Augustine assessed of his sophomore campaign with the Spartans. Despite entering the NCAA Tournament as a #1 seed, Michigan State was upset. “I mean, obviously it ended on a negative note, and there’s still something to prove there,” Augustine said.
He found himself weighing a tough choice when his college season came to an end. The Red Wings wanted to get him into the Detroit organization to begin his professional journey. However, the 2023 second-round draft pick wanted to go back to East Lansing, Michigan, and take care of business.
“It was difficult,” Augustine admitted. “I didn’t feel there was a wrong answer. Just kind of what worked best for me and my career. And I still need to get stronger on and off the ice. And I think staying in college gives me a little bit of a better opportunity to kind of develop my body and get ready for the professional game.”
Continued (paywall), with Red Wings assistant director of player development Dan Cleary weighing in…
