Les Auge

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 Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM 1971–72 University of Minnesota WCHA 22 2 14 16 8 — — — — — 1972–73 University of Minnesota WCHA 34 3 23 26 44 — — — — — 1973–74 University of Minnesota WCHA 40 8 28 36 58 — — — — — 1974–75 University of Minnesota WCHA 38 6 20 26 52 — — — — — 1975–76 Rochester Americans AHL 10 0 3 3 6 — — — — — 1975–76 Dayton Gems IHL 65 11 29 40 59 15 1 6 7 10 1976–77 Dayton Gems IHL 29 3 8 11 34 — — — — — 1977–78 Hershey Bears AHL 2 0 0 0 0 — — — — — 1977–78 Port Huron Flags IHL 78 3 37 40 104 17 2 13 15 20 1978–79 Oklahoma City Stars CHL 70 4 14 18 42 — — — — — 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 1979–80 United States National Team Intl 29 0 14 14 14 — — — — — 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 — — — — — CHL totals 210 16 63 79 150 20 1 6 7 6 NHL totals 6 0 3 3 4 — — — — —

International Year Team Event GP G A Pts PIM 1979 United States WC 8 1 0 1 4 Senior totals 8 1 0 1 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.