Joe Augustine

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Joe Augustine
Born (1955-12-17) December 17, 1955 (age 69)
Chicago, IL, USA
Height 6 ft 3 in (191 cm)
Weight 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for IHL
Muskegon Mohawks
CHL
Tulsa Oilers
Wichita Wind
Birmingham South Stars
AHL
New Haven Nighthawks
Springfield Indians
EHL
Richmond Rifles
NHL draft 181st overall, 1975
Atlanta Flames
WHA draft 78th overall, 1975
Cleveland Crusaders
Playing career 19781983

Joe Augustine (born December 17, 1955) is an American former professional ice hockey defenceman. He is currently the head coach of the ACHA Division 1 Rhode Island Rams. Augustine was selected by the Atlanta Flames in the 11th round (181st overall) of the 1975 NHL Amateur Draft, and was also drafted by the Cleveland Crusaders in the 6th round (78th overall) of the 1975 WHA Amateur Draft. [1]

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Playing career

Augustine attended Boston College where he played NCAA Division I hockey with the Boston College Eagles of the ECAC Hockey conference, but left after his junior year to play professionally. He was inducted into the Boston College Athletic Hall of Fame in 2005

Coaching career

Following his playing career, Augustine spent three seasons as a high school coach, and then two seasons as an assistant coach with Brown University, before joining Rhode Island as their head coach in 1989. In 2013, Augustine recorded his 500th career win with the Rams, the second highest of all time for a University of Rhode Island coach in a single sport. [2] Augustine was named ACHA Coach of the Year in both 2005 and 2006. [3] Augustine won the 700th game of his coaching career on March 3, 2023 as the Rhode Island Rams defeated Drexel University 4-3 in a come from behind victory in the quarterfinals of the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League quarterfinals. [4] He was inducted into the RI Hockey Hall of Fame in 2024.

Career statistics

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1975–76 Boston College NCAA 2912152752
1976–77 Boston CollegeNCAA307263390
1977–78 Boston CollegeNCAA348364454
1978–79 Tulsa Oilers CenHL 70114
1978–79 Muskegon Mohawks IHL 386162225
1979–80 New Haven Nighthawks AHL 4408841
1979–80 Richmond Rifles EHL-Pro 245192440512328
1980–81 New Haven NighthawksAHL30002
1980–81Richmond RiflesEHL-Pro64134255122103476
1981–82 Springfield Indians AHL734121675
1982–83 Wichita Wind CenHL101238
1982–83 Birmingham South Stars CenHL30002
1982–83 Muskegon MohawksIHL295152028401111
AHL totals12042024118
CenHL totals2013414
IHL totals6711314253401111
EHL-Pro totals8818617916215461034

References

  1. "1975 NHL Amateur Draft -- Joe Augustine". hockeydraftcentral.com.
  2. Dave Lavallee (January 14, 2013). "Joe Augustine among elite Rhody coaches as he notches 500th hockey win". uri.edu/news. URI News. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  3. "American Hockey Coaches Association - AHCA Coach Profile: Rhode Island Men's Head Coach Joe Augustine". www.ahcahockey.com. Archived from the original on May 20, 2016. Retrieved August 10, 2015.
  4. https://www.uri.edu/news/2023/03/rhody-mens-hockey-coach-joe-augustine-notches-700th-win-with-victory-in-quarterfinals-of-league-tourney/