Joe Augustine

For the Canadian native leader and historian, see Joe Mike Augustine.

Joe Augustine
Born	(1955-12-17) December 17, 1955 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	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

↑ http://hockeydraftcentral.com/1975/75181.html
↑ 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.
↑ http://www.ahcahockey.com/news/1213/0219augustine.php

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