MLive’s Ansar Khan posted an article about Red Wings prospect and Michigan State University goaltender Trey Augustine this morning, noting that Augustine remains at MSU for his junior season for a reason:
“[Our season] obviously ended on a negative note, and there’s still something to prove there,” Augustine, 20, said. “I want to go back and win a national championship. But there’s a lot of good things that happened throughout the year. I got better as a hockey player and as a person and looking to do that again next year.”
The Spartans, with Augustine in net, became the first team to win the Big Ten regular season and tournament in consecutive years. But a 4-3 loss to Cornell in the first round of the NCAA tournament stung.
He considered signing with the Red Wings, which would have launched his pro career with either AHL Grand Rapids or ECHL Toledo. But after speaking with the Red Wings, Michigan State and his agent, Augustine decided it was best to go back to school.
“It was an open conversation and just kind of talking through it, and I think both sides, the MSU guys and my agents and the Red Wings, all kind of wanted me to have all the information possible to make a decision,” Augustine, drafted in the second round in 2023 (41st overall), said.
“I didn’t feel there was a wrong answer. Just what worked best for me and my career. 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.”
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