Les Auge Explained

Position:Defense
Shoots:Right
Height Ft:6
Height In:0
Weight Lb:190
Ntl Team:USA
Birth Date:May 16, 1953
Birth Place:Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Death Place:Saint Paul, Minnesota, U.S.
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1975
Career End: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.Auge was part of the initial roster for the 1980 United States Olympic team, but did not make the final team.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1971–72University of MinnesotaWCHA22 2 14 16 8
1972–73University of MinnesotaWCHA34 3 23 26 44
1973–74University of MinnesotaWCHA40 8 28 36 58
1974–75University of MinnesotaWCHA38 6 20 26 52
1975–76Rochester AmericansAHL10 0 3 3 6
1975–76Dayton GemsIHL65 11 29 40 5915 1 6 7 10
1976–77Dayton GemsIHL29 3 8 11 34
1977–78Hershey BearsAHL2 0 0 0 0
1977–78Port Huron FlagsIHL78 3 37 40 10417 2 13 15 20
1978–79Oklahoma City StarsCHL70 4 14 18 42
1979–80Hershey BearsAHL4 0 0 0 0
1979–80Fort Worth TexansCHL50 6 24 30 2615 1 3 4 2
1979–80United States National TeamIntl29 0 14 14 14
1980–81Colorado RockiesNHL6 0 3 3 4
1980–81Fort Worth TexansCHL70 6 17 23 565 0 3 3 4
1981–82Fort Worth TexansCHL20 0 8 8 26
CHL totals210 16 63 79 15020 1 6 7 6
NHL totals6 0 3 3 4

International

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team1974[1]
All-WCHA Second Team1974–75[2]
AHCA West All-American1974–75[3]

In popular culture

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

External links

Notes and References

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