Rhody men’s hockey coach Joe Augustine notches 700th win for URI
by John Cardullo , sportswriter Photo : At the Helm – URI men’s hockey coach on the bench at the Boss Arena. URI photos by Michael Salerno. Two goals by Dylan Weichselbaumer propel URI to 4-3 victory over Drexel Joe Augustine has been at it for 33 seasons as the head coach of the University of Rhode Island’s club hockey team, and now he has 700 wins as part of a long and distinguished hockey career. With a come-from-behind 4-3 victory Friday over Drexel University in the quarterfinals of the Eastern States Collegiate Hockey League, the Rams gave their skipper his 700th win and a date Saturday night with Niagara University in the semifinals. A MAJOR HONOR: Men’s hockey coach Joe Augustine walks toward center ice in 2019 when he was honored for coaching his 1,000 game at URI. Before the Saturday night contest, the public address announcer at Revolution Ice Center in Scranton, Pennsylvania, told the crowd that Augustine, a resident of ...