Patrik Augusta

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Patrik Augusta
Born (1969-11-13) November 13, 1969 (age 55)
Jihlava, Czechoslovakia
Height 5 ft 9 in (175 cm)
Weight 169 lb (77 kg; 12 st 1 lb)
Position Left wing
Shot Left
Played for HC Dukla Jihlava
St. John's Maple Leafs
Toronto Maple Leafs
Washington Capitals
Long Beach Ice Dogs
SERC Wild Wings
Krefeld Pinguine
Hannover Scorpions
National teamFlag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
NHL draft 149th overall, 1992
Toronto Maple Leafs
Playing career 19882006
Medal record
Representing Flag of the Czech Republic.svg  Czechoslovakia
Men's ice hockey
World Championships
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 1992 Albertville

Patrik Augusta (born November 13, 1969) is a Czech former professional ice hockey winger. He played 4 games in the National Hockey League with the Toronto Maple Leafs and Washington Capitals between 1994 and 1998. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1988 to 2006, was primarily spent in the minor leagues and later in the German Deutsche Eishockey Liga. Internationally Augusta played for the Czechoslovak national team at the 1992 Winter Olympics and 1992 World Championship, winning a bronze medal in each tournament. After retiring from play Augusta turned to coaching, working for teams in the Czech Republic.

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Playing career

Augusta was drafted 149th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1992 NHL Entry Draft and played two games for the Leafs and two games for the Washington Capitals. He played in the IHL with the Long Beach Ice Dogs and then the Deutsche Eishockey Liga in which he played for the Schwenningen Wild Wings, Krefeld Penguins, and the Hannover Scorpions. After the 2005–06 season, he announced his retirement. After working for 2 years as a European scout for the Phoenix Coyotes, he worked as a sporting manager for team Dukla Jihlava. In 2009 he started his coaching career as an assistant coach for Dukla Jihlava.

Augusta played on the bronze medal winning ice hockey team for Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Winter Olympics. He also played on the bronze medal team at the 1992 World Championships in Prague. He was on the 1991 Czechoslovakia Elite League-winning team Dukla Jihlava, and the 2003 Deutsche Eishockey Liga-winning team Krefeld Pinguine.

Post-playing career

In 2012, August became a head coach at the Dukla Jihlava Ice Hockey Academy, coaching the U16, U18 and U20 teams. He also worked as assistant coach with the U16, U17, and U18 Czech National Team at the U18 World Championship in Grand Forks, North Dakota. [1]

His father Josef Augusta, who won a silver medal for Czechoslovakia at the 1976 Winter Olympics and was a three-time gold medal winner as a Coach for the Czech Republic at the World Championships in 1999, 2000, and 2001, died on February 16, 2017.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1988–89 ASD Dukla Jihlava CSSR 153144
1989–90 ASD Dukla JihlavaCSSR53151328
1990–91 ASD Dukla JihlavaCSSR5120234318
1991–92 ASD Dukla JihlavaCSSR42161531
1992–93 St. John's Maple Leafs AHL 7532457774833623
1993–94 Toronto Maple Leafs NHL 20000
1993–94 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL775343961051148124
1994–95 St. John's Maple LeafsAHL713732699842027
1995–96 Los Angeles Ice Dogs IHL 7934518583
1996–97 Long Beach Ice DogsIHL82454287961844833
1997–98 Long Beach Ice DogsIHL8241408184171171820
1998–99 Washington Capitals NHL20000
1998–99 Long Beach Ice DogsIHL68243559125846104
1999–00 SERC Wild Wings DEL 3414152952
2000–01 SERC Wild WingsDEL5625255044
2001–02 Krefeld Pinguine DEL601540555430002
2002–03 Krefeld PinguineDEL5115193448145131818
2003–04 Hannover Scorpions DEL5120183866
2004–05 Hannover ScorpionsDEL5117294667
2005–06 Hannover ScorpionsDEL228715181012310
CSSR totals1615452106
DEL totals325114153267349276152130
NHL totals40000

International

YearTeamEventGPGAPtsPIM
1992 Czechoslovakia OLY 83250
1992 Czechoslovakia WC 52244
Senior totals135494


References

  1. "Reichel’s lasting legacy" [ permanent dead link ] International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-07-07.