2023-24 (Freshmen): Selected to the All-Big Ten Second Team and All-Freshman Team…Big Ten Tournament Most Valuable Player….918 save percentage (4th in B1G/15th nationally) and 2.96 ERA (5th in B1G) in 35 games with 23 wins, 9 losses and 2 ties…. Ranked 1st nationally in saves (1,113), 5th in wins (23), 9th in win percentage (.710) and 8th in shutouts (3)…. Made 29 saves in collegiate debut against LSSU and 26 saves in Game 2 (10/7-8)…. Made 38 saves in the fourth period against Air Force (10/12-13)…. Stopped 42 shots in the home opener against Canisius (10/19)…. Appeared in two games against Boston College and recorded 59 saves…. Earned first career shutout (34 saves) against OSU (11/3) and totaled 64 saves in the weekend sweep… Made 71 saves in the series against Penn State (11/10-11)… Stopped 60 of 64 shots in two straight wins over No. 1 Wisconsin and earned the B1G First Star Award (11/17-18)… Made a career-high 44 saves in a 3-3 tie with Minnesota (11/24)… Stopped 66 of 69 shots in a home sweep against Notre Dame (12/8-9) and earned the B1G First Star Award… Returned to the B1G with a shutout win over Penn State, stopping 58 of 61 shots (1/12-13)… Made 43 saves in a come-from-behind win over Michigan (1/20) for a total of 71 saves overall in the series… Made 59 saves in a home split win over Notre Dame (1/23-14)… Stopped 100 shots at Minnesota (Jan. 26-27) … Recorded 57 saves and recorded a shutout in the series against Notre Dame (Feb. 2-3) … Stopped 65 of 68 shots in the sweep of Michigan (Feb. 9-10) to earn B1G Second Star of the Week accolades … Stopped 55 shots in a home split against Ohio State (Feb. 23-24) … Named B1G Second Star after an 80-save performance at Wisconsin (March 1-2). At Wisconsin, made a career-high 44 saves to win the regular season title … Stopped 37 shots in the B1G semifinal against Ohio State (3/16) and 33 shots in the B1G title game … Got his first career assist and made 34 saves in an NCAA game against Western Michigan (3/29) … Stopped 30 shots in the NCAA regional final against Michigan (3/31).
USA Hockey
Selected to be a member of the U.S. National Team for the 2024 IIHF World Championship in Prague and Ostravia, Czech Republic… Led the U.S. National Team to a gold medal at the 2024 IIHF World Junior Tournament, starting four games (including the semifinals and finals) and leading all goalies in the tournament with a 1.75 GAA and .936 save percentage… Actively participated in international matches with the U.S. National Team for two seasons prior to enrolling at MSU… Helped Team USA win a gold medal at the IIHF Under-18 Men's World Championship in May 2023 with a 2.85 GAA, and also won a silver medal at the World Championship in May 2022 (playing under then-Team USA coach Adam Nightingale)… Won a bronze medal at the 2023 U-18 World Junior Championship in Nova Scotia in January 2023 with a 1.61 GAA and .934 save percentage… Participated in the 2023 U-18 Four Nations Tournament in Rauma, Finland. Winner of the 2022 U18 Five Nations Tournament in Plymouth, Michigan. Winner of the U17 Four Nations Tournament in Vaasa, Finland and runner-up in the U17 Four Nations Tournament in Slovakia.
Before MSU
Drafted by the Detroit Red Wings (2nd round, 41st overall) in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft…Played two seasons with the U.S. National Team Development Program…With the U-18 team he recorded 27 wins, 1 loss and one shutout with a 2.13 GAA and .926 save percentage in 33 games…Appeared in 23 games with the U-17 team in 2021-22 with a 3.23 GAA and .899 save percentage and also appeared in four games for Adam Nightingale's U-18 team that season, winning all four games with a 2.25 GAA and .922 save percentage…Comes from Detroit's HoneyBaked program, where he won the U-15 National Championship in 2021.
Personal
Son of Kenneth and Yvette Augustine…His mother played college basketball at Drake University…Has three siblings, Sydney, Jamie and Jesse…Plans to major in business.
