Big Ten Players Honored with National Awards
Augustine receives Richter Award; five players tabbed All-Americans
LAS VEGAS – Five Big Ten hockey players achieved national recognition at the "Friday Night at the Frozen Four" awards ceremony, held in conjunction with the Hobey Baker Memorial Awards presentation at the Park MGM Presidio Ballroom.
Junior goaltender Trey Augustine of Michigan State received the Mike Richter Award, presented by the Hockey Commissioners Association. The award honors the top goaltender in collegiate hockey. Augustine led Big Ten goaltenders with a 2.11 goals-against average and .929 save percentage while posting a 24-9-1 record in 34 games. Augustine was named Big Ten Goaltender of the Year (for the second-straight season), earned All-Big Ten First Team honors and was named Most Outstanding Player of the NCAA Worcester Regional.
Augustine becomes the fourth Big Ten netminder to win the Richter Award, joining Wisconsin’s Kyle McClellan (2024), Minnesota’s Jack LaFontaine (2021) and Notre Dame’s Cale Morris (2018).
Augustine was also one of five players who received AHCA/CCM All-America recognition. He was joined on the West First Team by Michigan State freshman forward Porter Martone and Michigan senior TJ Hughes. Michigan State senior forward Charlie Stramel and Penn State freshman forward Gavin McKenna were chosen to the West Second Team.