Patrik Augusta

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Patrik Augusta
Born (1969-11-13) November 13, 1969 (age 52)
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
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Czechoslovakia
Olympic Games
Bronze medal – third place 1992 Albertville

Patrik Augusta (born November 13, 1969 in Jihlava, Czechoslovakia) is a retired Czech 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 has played for the Schwenningen Wild Wings, Krefeld Penguins and now the Hannover Scorpions, a club he has played on since the 2003–04 season. After the 2005–06 season, he announced his retirement. After working for 2 years as a European Scout for Phoenix Coyotes, he worked as a Sport Manager for team Dukla Jihlava. From 2009 he started his coaching career as an assistant coach for Dukla Jihlava.

He played on the bronze medal winning ice hockey team for Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Winter Olympics. Also played on the bronze medal team at 1992 World Championship in Prague. Was on the 1991 Czechoslovakia Elite League winning team Dukla Jihlava and 2003 DEL - Deutsche Eishockey Liga winning team Krefeld Pinguine.

Post-playing career[]

In 2012, he became a Head Coach in Dukla Jihlava Ice Hockey Academy, coaching teams U16, U18 and U20. Also worked as Assistant Coach with U16, U17 and U18 Czech National Team at U18 World Championship in Grand Forks.[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 team 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[]

  1. ^ "Reichel’s lasting legacy" INTERNATIONAL ICE HOCKEY FEDERATION. Retrieved 2016-07-07.

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