Trey Augustine gave Michigan State everything he could for three seasons and was one of the best goalies in the NCAA but unfortunately, he was never rewarded with a Frozen Four.
Instead, he did pick up a handful of Big Ten title rings.
With Augustine moving on this offseason to the Detroit Red Wings’ organization after being drafted No. 41 overall in 2023, Adam Nightingale has a major void to fill in the net. It’s not going to be easy to replace an elite goalie who was a two-time first-team All-American and the 2026 Mike Richter Award winner for the nation’s top college goaltender. Augustine also had the second-best save percentage (.922) in program history, the fifth-best all-time goals against average (2.40), the sixth-most saves (2,838), the sixth-most wins (66), and the sixth-most career shutouts (9).
Those are some massive shoes to fill, but luckily Nightingale signed a goalie last year who was a first-round pick in the 2025 NHL Draft. Augustine wasn’t even a first-rounder.
Joshua Ravensbergen was the 30th overall pick by the San Jose Sharks last year and now he’s headed off to their development camp this week. He’s one of just four goalies to receive an invite to the Sharks’ camp. This is a perfect opportunity for him to grow, learn, and improve before coming to Michigan State.
Joshua Ravensbergen was a star in Canada
Before coming to Michigan State, Ravensbergen was one of the best goalies north of the border. The North Vancouver native has incredible size at 6-foot-5 and Elite Prospects is saying he moves well with that frame and he’a an elite play-reader.
Ravensbergen played the last three years for the WHL’s Prince George Cougars and he had .907, .901, and .919 save percentages. He also had 2.46, 3.00, and 2.51 goals against averages.
During that three-year period with Prince George, he was 91-30-5.
The numbers look an awful lot like Augustine’s at Michigan State and while those are obviously different leaves and levels of play, I think the Canadian star is about to beome a Spartan sensation.
First, however, it’s time to learn from the pros and his future coaches at Sharks dev camp.
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