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2025-26 Player in Review: Trey Augustine

2025-26 Player in Review: Trey Augustine

Jul 29, 2026

Written By: Andrew Streitel

Goaltender Trey Augustine made his professional debut with the Griffins on April 10 against the Chicago Wolves, collecting 26 saves on 29 shots in a 4-1 defeat. The 21-year-old finished the AHL season with a 0-2-0 record, a 3.39 goals-against average and an. 878 save percentage in 88:34 minutes played across two games.

Prior to joining Grand Rapids, Augustine competed in his junior season at Michigan State University and accumulated a 24-9-1 record with three shutouts, a 2.11 GAA and a .929 save percentage in 34 outings. In addition to being a Hobey Baker Memorial Award finalist, Augustine won the Richter Award, as the best goaltender in college hockey, and was named the Big Ten Goaltender of the Year. The netminder was also named to the Big Ten First All-Star Team and to the First All-American Team, leading the Spartans to a Big Ten regular-season title.

At Michigan State from 2023-26, Augustine amassed a 66-25-7 ledger with nine shutouts, a 2.40 GAA and a .922 save percentage in 99 appearances. In the all-time rankings at MSU, he finished second in save percentage, fifth in GAA, sixth in saves and sixth in wins. As a Spartan, Augustine won three Big Ten regular-season titles (2023-24, 2024-25, 2025-26) and one Big Ten Tournament title (2024-25), in addition to two Big Ten Goaltender of the Year awards (2024-26).

Regular Season Stat Line

31 GP, 23-7-1 record, 2.06 GAA, .930 save percentage, 3 shutouts with MSU
2 GP, 0-2-0 record, 3.39 GAA, .878 save percentage, 0 shutouts with GRG

Postseason Stat Line

3 GP, 1-2 record, 2.62 GAA, .928 save percentage, 0 shutouts with MSU

Contract Status

Under contract by Detroit through the 2028-29 season

By the Numbers

10 – Made professional debut on April 10 against the Chicago Wolves, collecting 26 saves on 29 shots in a 4-1 defeat

24 – Collegiate career-high 24 wins as a junior at Michigan State

2 – Named the Big Ten Goaltender of the Year for the second straight season

1 – First-time winner of the Richter Award, given to the best goaltender in college hockey

2 – Won the Big Ten regular-season title at Michigan State for the second time in three years

3 – Tied a collegiate high of three shutouts on Oct. 10 against New Hampshire (13 saves), Oct. 24 at Northern Michigan (24 saves) and Nov. 8 against Penn State (36 saves)

22 – Allowed two goals or less in 22 of the 34 games played this past season at Michigan State

14 – Posted over 30 saves in 14 of the 34 games at Michigan State

37 – Regular-season-high 37 saves on 39 shots on Feb. 19 against Notre Dame (4-2 W)

41 – Produced a season-high 41 saves on 42 shots against UCONN on March 26 in the first round of the NCAA Tournament (2-1 W)