Zach Werenski

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Zach Werenski
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Werenski playing for Michigan in 2014
Born (1997-07-19) July 19, 1997 (age 27)
Grosse Pointe, MI, USA
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 206 lb (93 kg; 14 st 10 lb)
Position Defense
Shoots Left
NHL team (P)
Cur. team		 Columbus Blue Jackets
Lake Erie Monsters (AHL)
NHL Draft 8th overall, 2015
Columbus Blue Jackets
Playing career 2016–present

Zachary "Zach" Werenski (born July 19, 1997) is an American ice hockey defenseman, who currently plays for the Lake Erie Monsters of the American Hockey League (AHL). Werenski was drafted eighth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.

Playing career

Junior

Werenski trained with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program during the 2013–14 season. He finished second among team defensemen in scoring with seven goals and 20 assists in 47 games, despite missing time in November due to injury.[1]

College

During his freshman season, Werenski recorded nine goals and 16 assists. Following an outstanding rookie season, Werenski was named to both the 2014–15 Big Ten All-Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten First Team.[2] Werenski's CHL rights are owned by the OHL's London Knights. He was drafted by them in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection.

Following an outstanding season with the Wolverines, Werenski was named the Big Ten Conference Defensive Player of the Year and was named to the All-Big Ten First Team. Werenski was the No. 1 scoring defenseman in the Big Ten and was second in the nation among blueliners in points with a career-best 11 goals and 25 assists in 36 games. His six power-play goals put him No. 2 in the nation among defensemen. He has 51 blocked shots on the season and became the 18th defenseman in Michigan history to record 10 goals in a single season and the first since Jacob Trouba scored 12 goals in 2012–13.[3] He was also named an AHCA First Team All-American.[4]

During the 2016 Big Ten Men's Ice Hockey Tournament, Werenski and Kyle Connor tied the record for most assists in the Big Ten tournament championship game with three assists. Werenski and Connor also tied the record for points in a championship game with four points. He was also named to the Big Ten All-Tournament Team.[5][6]

Professional

On June 26, 2015, Werenski was drafted 8th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2015 NHL Entry Draft.[7]

On March 29, 2016, Werenski signed a three-year, entry level contract with the Columbus Blue Jackets, beginning with the 2016–17 season.[8] He was signed to an American Hockey League amateur tryout contract with the Lake Erie Monsters, the AHL affiliate of the Columbus Blue Jackets.[9]

He made his professional debut for the Monsters on April 1, 2016. On April 9, he scored his first professional goal, the overtime game-winning goal against Nathan Lieuwen of the Rochester Americans.[10]

International play

Medal record
Representing  United States
Ice hockey
World U-17 Hockey Challenge
Gold medal – first place 2014 Canada
IIHF World U20 Championship
Bronze medal – third place 2016 Finland

Werenski represented the United States at the 2014 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he recorded one assist in six games, and won a gold medal. Werenski represented the United States at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, where he recorded one goal and one assist in five games, and finished in 5th place.[11]

Werenski was named captain of the Team USA at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[12] Werenski recorded two goals and seven assists in seven games, and won a bronze medal. He was awarded the IIHF Directorate Top Defenseman award, and was named to the tournament All-Star team.[13]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
2013–14 U.S. National Under-17 Team USHL 31 5 13 18 17 — — — — —
2013–14 U.S. National Under-18 Team USHL 4 1 0 1 0 — — — — —
2014–15 University of Michigan B1G 35 9 16 25 8 — — — — —
2015–16 University of Michigan B1G 36 11 25 36 20 — — — — —
NCAA totals 71 20 40 60 30 — — — — —

International

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
2014 United States U17 1st 6 0 1 1 0
2015 United States WJC 5th 5 1 1 2 2
2016 United States WJC 3rd 7 2 7 9 4
Junior totals 18 3 9 12 6

Awards and achievements

Awards Year
College
All-Big Ten Freshman Team 2015 [2]
All-Big Ten First Team
Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year 2016 [3]
All-Big Ten First Team
AHCA West First-Team All-American 2016 [4]
Big Ten All-Tournament Team 2016 [5]
International
IIHF World Junior Championships Best Defenseman 2016 [13]
IIHF World Junior Championships All-Star Team

References

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Awards and achievements
Preceded by Columbus Blue Jackets first round draft pick
2015		 Succeeded by
Gabriel Carlsson
Preceded by Big Ten Defensive Player of the Year
2015–16		 Succeeded by
Incumbent
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