Les Auge

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Les Auge
Born (1953-05-16)May 16, 1953
Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Died September 20, 2002(2002-09-20) (aged 49)
Height 6 ft 0 in (183 cm)
Weight 190 lb (86 kg; 13 st 8 lb)
Position Defense
Shot Right
Played for Colorado Rockies
National team  United States
NHL Draft Undrafted
Playing career 1975–1982

Lester Alexander Auge (May 16, 1953 – September 20, 2002) was an American ice hockey defenseman who appeared in a total of six National Hockey League regular season games with the Colorado Rockies in 1980–81 but spent most of his career in the minor leagues. He was born in St. Paul, Minnesota. Auge was signed as a free agent by the Rockies after playing for the United States team at the 1979 Ice Hockey World Championship tournament as well as the University of Minnesota men's hockey team.

Career statistics[]

Regular season and playoffs[]

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
1971–72 University of Minnesota B-10 22 2 14 16 8
1972–73 University of Minnesota B-10 34 3 23 26 44
1973–74 University of Minnesota B-10 40 8 28 36 58
1974–75 University of Minnesota B-10 38 6 20 26 52
1975–76 Rochester Americans AHL 10 0 3 3 6
1975–76 Dayton Gems IHL 65 11 29 40 59 15 1 6 7 10
1976–77 Dayton Gems IHL 29 3 8 11 34
1977–78 Hershey Bears AHL 2 0 0 0 0
1977–78 Port Huron Flags IHL 78 3 37 40 104 17 2 13 15 20
1978–79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 70 4 14 18 42
1979–80 Hershey Bears AHL 4 0 0 0 0
1979–80 Fort Worth Texans CHL 50 6 24 30 26 15 1 3 4 2
1979–80 United States National Team Intl 29 0 14 14 14
1980–81 Colorado Rockies NHL 6 0 3 3 4
1980–81 Fort Worth Texans CHL 70 6 17 23 56 5 0 3 3 4
1981–82 Fort Worth Texans CHL 20 0 8 8 26
CHL totals 210 16 63 79 150 20 1 6 7 6
NHL totals 6 0 3 3 4

International[]

Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM
1979 United States WC 8 1 0 1 4
Senior totals 8 1 0 1 4

Awards and honors[]

Award Year
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1974 [1]
All-WCHA Second Team 1974–75 [2]
AHCA West All-American 1974–75 [3]

In popular culture[]

In the 1981 made-for-TV movie Miracle on Ice, Auge was portrayed by Jerry Houser.[4][5]

References[]

  1. ^ "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
  2. ^ "WCHA All-Teams". College Hockey Historical Archives. Retrieved May 19, 2013.
  3. ^ "Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved June 11, 2013.
  4. ^ Eickmeyer, Cameron. "Auge Came Close To Joining 'Miracle' Team". USA Hockey Magazine.
  5. ^ Gibson, Kevin. Of Myths and Sticks: Hockey Facts, Fictions and Coincidences.

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