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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 team |
 Czechoslovakia | ||
| NHL draft |
149th overall, 1992 Toronto Maple Leafs | ||
| Playing career | 1988–2006 | ||
| Medal record | ||
|---|---|---|
| Representing Czechoslovakia
| ||
| Men's ice hockey | ||
| World Championships | ||
 |
1992 Czechoslovakia | |
| Olympic Games | ||
|
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.
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.
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 | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
| 1988–89 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | CSSR | 15 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 4 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1989–90 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | CSSR | 53 | 15 | 13 | 28 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1990–91 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | CSSR | 51 | 20 | 23 | 43 | 18 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1991–92 | ASD Dukla Jihlava | CSSR | 42 | 16 | 15 | 31 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1992–93 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 75 | 32 | 45 | 77 | 74 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 6 | 23 | ||
| 1993–94 | Toronto Maple Leafs | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1993–94 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 77 | 53 | 43 | 96 | 105 | 11 | 4 | 8 | 12 | 4 | ||
| 1994–95 | St. John's Maple Leafs | AHL | 71 | 37 | 32 | 69 | 98 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 7 | ||
| 1995–96 | Los Angeles Ice Dogs | IHL | 79 | 34 | 51 | 85 | 83 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1996–97 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 82 | 45 | 42 | 87 | 96 | 18 | 4 | 4 | 8 | 33 | ||
| 1997–98 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 82 | 41 | 40 | 81 | 84 | 17 | 11 | 7 | 18 | 20 | ||
| 1998–99 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 1998–99 | Long Beach Ice Dogs | IHL | 68 | 24 | 35 | 59 | 125 | 8 | 4 | 6 | 10 | 4 | ||
| 1999–00 | SERC Wild Wings | DEL | 34 | 14 | 15 | 29 | 52 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2000–01 | SERC Wild Wings | DEL | 56 | 25 | 25 | 50 | 44 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2001–02 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 60 | 15 | 40 | 55 | 54 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | ||
| 2002–03 | Krefeld Pinguine | DEL | 51 | 15 | 19 | 34 | 48 | 14 | 5 | 13 | 18 | 18 | ||
| 2003–04 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 51 | 20 | 18 | 38 | 66 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2004–05 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 51 | 17 | 29 | 46 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
| 2005–06 | Hannover Scorpions | DEL | 22 | 8 | 7 | 15 | 18 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 10 | ||
| CSSR totals | 161 | 54 | 52 | 106 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
| DEL totals | 325 | 114 | 153 | 267 | 349 | 27 | 6 | 15 | 21 | 30 | ||||
| NHL totals | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||||
International
| Year | Team | Event | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | OLY | 8 | 3 | 2 | 5 | 0 | |
| 1992 | Czechoslovakia | WC | 5 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 4 | |
| Senior totals | 13 | 5 | 4 | 9 | 4 | |||
References
- "Reichel’s lasting legacy" International Ice Hockey Federation. Retrieved 2016-07-07.
External links
- Biographical information and career statistics from NHL.com, or Eliteprospects.com, or Eurohockey.com, or Hockey-Reference.com, or The Internet Hockey Database
- 1969 births
- Living people
- Arizona Coyotes scouts
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Canada
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in Germany
- Czech expatriate ice hockey players in the United States
- Czech ice hockey left wingers
- Czechoslovak Extraliga players
- Czechoslovak ice hockey left wingers
- Hannover Scorpions players
- HC Dukla Jihlava players
- Ice hockey players at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Krefeld Pinguine players
- Long Beach Ice Dogs (IHL) players
- Los Angeles Ice Dogs players
- Medalists at the 1992 Winter Olympics
- Olympic bronze medalists for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic ice hockey players for Czechoslovakia
- Olympic medalists in ice hockey
- Ice hockey people from Jihlava
- St. John's Maple Leafs players
- Schwenninger Wild Wings players
- Toronto Maple Leafs draft picks
- Toronto Maple Leafs players
- Washington Capitals players
- Czech ice hockey coaches