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Auger returns to Everblades

Auger returns to Everblades

Wednesday, September 4th

ESTERO, Fla. — Florida Everblades General Manager Craig Brush, along with head coach Brad Ralph, announced that the team has agreed to terms with forward Justin Auger for the 2019-20 season.

The Everblades are the ECHL affiliate of the National Hockey League's Nashville Predators and the American Hockey League's Milwaukee Admirals.

Though Auger played in only 23 games with Florida in the regular season in 2018-19 he was an electric force when he was in the Everblades lineup. The Waterloo, Ontario native averaged nearly a point-per-game in the regular season, totaling 21 points (12g-9a) in his 23 outings. He added 10 points (3g-7a) in 16 games in the 2019 Kelly Cup Playoffs. Auger also finished with the Everblades’ longest point streak of the 2018-19 season, a 10-game string from Dec. 22, 2018 to Jan. 12, 2019.

With a resume that includes a stint in the NHL and a bevy of AHL experience, Auger provides Florida with another key veteran presence. He has the most professional experience of any player Florida currently has signed for the 2019-20 campaign and has suited up in exactly 300 career pro contests.

A fourth-round pick of the Los Angeles Kings in the 2013 NHL Entry Draft, Auger has spent a bulk of his career in the Kings organization. He played his rookie season in 2014-15 with the Manchester Monarchs, which were a member of the AHL at that point, and then three seasons with the Ontario Reign from 2015-18. Auger made his NHL debut with the Kings in the 2017-18 season, suiting up in a pair of contests in October 2017. He has registered 112 points (56g-56a) in 275 career AHL games.

Prior to going pro, Auger played three seasons in the Ontario Hockey League with the Guelph Storm from 2011-14. He tabbed 70 points (34g-36a) in 179 career major junior games.