The Trey Augustine era with the Detroit Red Wings is officially underway. The club signed the top goaltending prospect to an entry-level contract on Tuesday.
The contract will kick in with the 2026-27 season. In the meantime, Augustine is joining the AHL Grand Rapids Griffins on an amateur tryout for the remainder of this season. That will lead to a crowded goal crease with 2021 first-round pick Sebastian Cossa and Michal Postava already with the Griffins. The Red Wings consider all three netminders to have NHL potential.
UPDATE: Trey Augustine will report to the AHL’s Grand Rapids Griffins on an amateur tryout for the remainder of the 2025-26 season.
Additionally, Augustine has been signed to a three-year, entry-level contract beginning with the 2026-27 season. pic.twitter.com/751Y0EGRMa
— Detroit Red Wings (@DetroitRedWings) March 31, 2026
Selected 41st overall in the 2023 NHL Entry Draft by the Red Wings, Augustine has assembled an impressively decorated amateur career. He recently finished his junior season at Michigan State University. Augustine posted a 24-9-1 record with three shutouts, a 2.11 goals-against average, and a .929 save percentage. Augustine is a 2025-26 Hobey Baker Award finalist and was named the Big Ten Goaltender of the Year.
One of the greatest Spartan goaltenders of all-time!
Congratulations to Trey Augustine on signing his ATO for the remainder of the 2025-26 season!
Augustine concludes his career in the Green & White 2nd all-time in career save percentage, 5th in career goals against average,… pic.twitter.com/3b1mZJdQ9x
— Michigan State Hockey (@MSU_Hockey) March 31, 2026
Last season, the 21-year-old netminder won a Big Ten championship. Augustine was named the Big Ten Goaltender of the Year and a First-Team All-American. He went 19-7-4 with a 2.08 GAA and a .924 save percentage.
As a Spartan from 2023-26, the South Lyon, Michigan, native amassed a 66-25-7 ledger with nine shutouts, a 2.40 GAA, and a .922 save percentage in 99 appearances.
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At the international level, Augustine won a gold medal with Team USA at the 2025 World Junior Championship. He put up a 4-1-0 mark, a 2.52 GAA, and a .917 save percentage. At the 2024 World Junior Championship, he led all netminders with a 1.75 GAA and a .936 save percentage en route to another gold medal for Team USA. The 6-foot-1 goaltender claimed a bronze medal at the 2023 World Junior Championship. Augustine finished with a 4-1-0 record, a 2.85 GAA, and an. 891 save percentage.
Augustine also appeared in four contests for USA Hockey at the 2024 World Championship. Playing against pros, he finished with a 2-2-0 record, a 1.89 GAA, and a .929 save percentage.