| Joe Augustine | |
|---|---|
| Born | December 17, 1955, Chicago, IL, USA |
| Height Weight |
6 ft 3 in (1.91 m) 209 lb (95 kg; 14 st 13 lb) |
| Position | Defence |
| Shoots | Left |
| Pro clubs | 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 | 1978–1983 |
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]
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.
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]
References[]
- ↑ 1975 NHL Amateur Draft -- Joe Augustine.
- ↑ Dave Lavallee (January 14, 2013). Joe Augustine among elite Rhody coaches as he notches 500th hockey win. URI News. Retrieved on August 10, 2015.
- ↑ American Hockey Coaches Association - AHCA Coach Profile: Rhode Island Men's Head Coach Joe Augustine.
External links[]
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or ESPN.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
| This page uses content from Wikipedia. The original article was at Joe Augustine. The list of authors can be seen in the page history. As with Ice Hockey Wiki, the text of Wikipedia is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-Share Alike License 3.0 (Unported) (CC-BY-SA). |