Patrik Augusta

Patrik Augusta (born November 13, 1969) is a Czech former professional 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 played for the Schwenningen Wild Wings, Krefeld Penguins, and the Hannover Scorpions. After the 2005–06 season, he announced his retirement. After working for 2 years as a European scout for the Phoenix Coyotes, he worked as a sporting manager for team Dukla Jihlava. In 2009 he started his coaching career as an assistant coach for Dukla Jihlava.

Augusta played on the bronze medal winning ice hockey team for Czechoslovakia at the 1992 Winter Olympics. He also played on the bronze medal team at the 1992 World Championships in Prague. He was on the 1991 Czechoslovakia Elite League-winning team Dukla Jihlava, and the 2003 Deutsche Eishockey Liga-winning team Krefeld Pinguine.

Post-playing career
In 2012, August became a head coach at the Dukla Jihlava Ice Hockey Academy, coaching the U16, U18 and U20 teams. He also worked as assistant coach with the U16, U17, and U18 Czech National Team at the U18 World Championship in Grand Forks, North Dakota.

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 the Czech Republic at the World Championships in 1999, 2000, and 2001, died on February 16, 2017.