Lester Alexander Auge (May 16, 1953 – September 20, 2002) was an American ice hockey defenseman who appeared in a total of 6 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 --- ---- Playoffs ----
Season Team Lge GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
1972-73 U. of Minnesota NCAA 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1973-74 U. of Minnesota NCAA 0 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1975-76 Dayton Gems IHL 65 11 29 40 59 15 1 6 7 10
1975-76 Rochester Americans AHL 10 0 3 3 6 -- -- -- -- --
1976-77 Dayton Gems IHL 29 3 8 11 34 -- -- -- -- --
1977-78 Port Huron Flags IHL 78 3 37 40 104 17 2 13 15 20
1977-78 Hershey Bears AHL 2 0 0 0 0 -- -- -- -- --
1978-79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 70 4 14 18 42 -- -- -- -- --
1979-80 U.S. Olympic Team Intl 29 0 14 14 14 -- -- -- -- --
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
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 -- -- -- -- --
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
NHL Totals 6 0 3 3 4 -- -- -- -- --
Awards and honors
Award | Year | |
---|
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team | 1974 | |
All-WCHA Second Team | 1974–75 | |
AHCA West All-American | 1974–75 | |
In popular culture
In the 1981 made-for-TV movie Miracle on Ice, Auge was portrayed by Jerry Houser.