Red Wings sign Trey Augustine to entry-level contract

The signing comes just a few days after Augustine and the Michigan State Spartans were shockingly knocked out of the NCAA Men’s Hockey Tournament. The Spartans, ranked third in the country, were eliminated by Wisconsin in the Worcester Regional Final on Saturday.

Augustine’s decision to join the professional ranks comes a little later than some might’ve expected, as some believed he would’ve signed his ELC at the end of last season, but the South Lyon, Mich. native elected to stay in East Lansing, deciding to make one more run at the Frozen Four, rather than share the net in Grand Rapids with fellow goaltending prospect Sebastian Cossa.

There’s no question that Augustine is one of the most talented goaltenders outside of the NHL. Ever since he stepped onto campus at Michigan State, he’s been in the spotlight and has shone for the most part. Outside of failing to help the team reach the Frozen Four, the U.S. National Team Development Program product helped the Spartans become one of the top teams in the country.

Augustine helped MSU win the Big Ten Regular Season title in each of his three seasons and was named the conference’s best goaltender two years in a row. Along with being a two-time Mike Richter finalist, the 21-year-old is a semifinalist for the Hobey Baker Award this year. In 99 games at Michigan State, he posted a record of 66-25-7, with a 2.40 goals-against average, a .922 save percentage and nine shutouts.

Augustine, who was taken by the Wings in the second round of the 2023 NHL Draft, bolstered his stock by his performance at the IIHF World Junior Championships, helping the United States win gold in 2024 and 2025, as well as the bronze in 2023. Along with playing for the senior national team at the 2024 IIHF Men’s World Championship, Augustine helped the Americans win silver and gold at the 2022 and 2023 IIHF Under-18 Men’s World Championships, respectively.