Red Wings Prospect Set to Make History in USA Hockey
When it comes to USA Hockey, there are few success stories that have gone above and beyond what Detroit Red Wings prospect Trey Augustine has accomplished while wearing the red, white and blue.
In the past two years, he’s backstopped the USA to a pair of medals in the IIHF World Junior Championship – bronze in 2023 and gold in 2024. He was adding those to the gleaming gold (2023) and silver (2022) medals he won playing in the World U18 Championship.
“For me there’s nothing better than putting on the nation’s colors and being able to represent the United States, so I always love those opportunities,” Augustine said. He’ll be getting another one upcoming this season, as he looks to win an unprecedented third world junior medal for his country.
Were he to make that history, Augustine, still only 19, would be putting himself in select company, and in position to become the winningest performer in USA Hockey history in terms of medals earned.
Red Wings Goalie Has Five Medals
Only eight American players have earned more than four medals from major international hockey events.
At the top of the list are Dallas Stars goalie Jake Oettinger and former NHL forward Jeremy Morin, each with six medals. Beyond them, six players show five medals on their resumes.
That group includes current Red Wings goalie Jack Campbell. He won back-to-back gold medals at the World U18s (2009-10), gold (2010) and bronze (2011) at the World Juniors and a bronze at the World Championship (2015).
Also among this group with five medals are current NHLers Charlie McAvoy, Jacob Trouba, Seth Jones, Eric Johnson and Colin White. Of this group, Trouba is the only one who earned all of his medals in age-group tournaments, similar to Augustine.
Augustine has plenty of company in the four-medal club, including some legendary US players. Red Wings captain Dylan Larkin has four medals – bronze from the World U17 Challenge (2013), gold from the World U18 (2013) and a pair of World Championship bronzes (2015, 2018).
Former Red Wings defenseman and Hall of Famer Chris Chelios is also in this group, as is fellow Hall of Famer Brian Leetch. Current Red Wings forward Patick Kane is another member of the USA Hockey four-medal club.
Among other current players, Auston Matthews, Quinn Hughes. Ryan Suter, Tage Thompson and Jack Eichel each own four medals.
