Zach Werenski
Age 25 Jul 19, 1997
Grosse Pointe USA
Defense shoots left
6'2" 188 cm
212 lbs 96 kg
ELC Signing Age 18
Waivers Signing Age 19
UFA Year 2024
Agent Judd Moldaver 
Transaction History
| Dec 2, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski had successful shoulder surgery Tuesday. |
| Nov 15, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (shoulder) was put on the injured reserve list Tuesday, per Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda. |
| Nov 11, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski suffered a separated shoulder and torn labrum and is expected to miss the remainder of the season. |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Head coach Brad Larsen said Werenski's upper-body injury "is not good at all," indicating the defenseman could be out long-term, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. |
| Nov 10, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski sustained an upper-body injury in the first period of Thursday's contest against the Philadelphia Flyers and will miss the rest of the game. |
| Nov 5, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski registered a power-play assist against the Colorado Avalanche on Friday, but the Columbus Blue Jackets lost, 6-3. |
| Oct 23, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski scored a first-period goal Sunday, sparking the Columbus Blue Jackets to a 5-1 victory over the host Rangers. |
| Oct 13, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski picked up an assist in Wednesday's 4-1 loss to the Carolina Hurricanes. |
| Oct 4, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (illness) returned to practice Tuesday, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports. |
| Oct 3, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (illness) did not skate on Monday, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. |
| Jun 7, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (nose) will be ready for training camp in September, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. |
| Apr 28, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski sustained a broken nose and won't be available for the Jackets' final two games of the season, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports Thursday. |
| Apr 26, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (upper body) will be in action against the Tampa Bay Lightning on Tuesday, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports. |
| Apr 22, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (upper body) won't be in the lineup for Friday's game versus the Ottawa Senators, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports. |
| Apr 19, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (upper body) won't be available for Tuesday's game against the San Jose Sharks, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports. |
| Apr 17, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (upper body) will not return to Sunday's tilt with Anaheim. |
| Apr 9, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski dished out three assists to go with six shots on goal and five blocked shots in Saturday's 5-4 overtime win over the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Apr 5, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski scored his 11th goal of the season in Monday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Boston Bruins. |
| Apr 4, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (upper body) will be in the lineup against the Boston Bruins on Monday, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports. |
| Mar 30, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (upper body) won't travel with the team for its upcoming two-game road trip, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports. |
| Mar 29, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (upper body) won't play Tuesday versus the New York Islanders, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. |
| Mar 28, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski is considered day-to-day due to his upper-body injury ahead of Tuesday's matchup with the New York Islanders, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. |
| Mar 26, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (upper body) won't return to Saturday's game versus the Minnesota Wild. |
| Mar 25, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski recorded a power-play assist, three shots on goal, two blocked shots and a minus-2 rating in Friday's 4-3 overtime loss to the Winnipeg Jets. |
| Mar 17, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski collected two assists in Wednesday's 4-1 win over the Ottawa Senators. |
| Mar 7, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski posted an assist, three shots on goal and two blocked shots in Monday's 5-4 loss to the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| Mar 4, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (upper body) will participate in Friday's tilt versus Los Angeles, per Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda. |
| Mar 1, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (upper body) will not participate in Tuesday's game against the New Jersey Devils, per Dave Maetzold of Bally Sports Ohio. |
| Feb 27, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (upper body) won't play Sunday against the Pittsburgh Penguins, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. |
| Feb 24, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski is dealing with an upper-body injury and will miss games Thursday versus the Florida Panthers and Friday versus the Carolina Hurricanes. |
| Feb 23, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski picked up two assists in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Toronto Maple Leafs. |
| Feb 22, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Andrew Peeke | Peeke is 20th in the NHL in average ice time (24:44 per game) since being slotted alongside Zach Werenski on the Columbus Blue Jackets' top pairing, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. |
| Feb 17, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski notched two assists, three shots on goal, two blocked shots, two PIM and a plus-2 rating in Thursday's 7-4 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Feb 15, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski scored a goal on three shots and went minus-3 in Tuesday's 6-2 loss to the Calgary Flames. |
| Jan 27, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski dished out three assists -- one on the power play -- in Thursday's 5-3 win over the New York Rangers. |
| Jan 8, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski cleared COVID-19 protocols Saturday and will play versus the New Jersey Devils, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. |
| Jan 4, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (COVID-19) was officially designated for the league's protocols Tuesday. |
| Jan 3, 2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski missed practice Monday after testing positive for COVID-19 and was retesting, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. |
| Dec 16, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski managed an assist and eight shots on goal in Thursday's 5-2 loss to the Edmonton Oilers. |
| Nov 20, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski supplied a pair of assists, fired six shots on goal, blocked three shots, doled out two hits and added two PIM in Saturday's 3-2 loss to the Vegas Golden Knights. |
| Nov 18, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski scored a goal on three shots, dished an assist and blocked two shots in Thursday's 5-4 shootout win over the Arizona Coyotes. |
| Nov 15, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski scored a goal on three shots, blocked three shots and went plus-2 in Monday's 5-3 win over the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Oct 25, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski provided a goal and an assist in Monday's 4-1 win over the Dallas Stars. |
| Sep 23, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (abdomen) practiced with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports. |
| Jul 29, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (abdomen) signed a six-year, $57.5 million extension with the Columbus Blue Jackets on Thursday, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports. |
| Apr 9, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski is set to undergo surgery to address an inguinal/sports hernia and will miss the rest of the 2020-21 campaign. The 24-year-old blueliner has also been placed on injured reserve. |
| Mar 30, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski notched an assist and four shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-1 win over the Tampa Bay Lightning. |
| Mar 13, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski scored the game-winner in overtime and added an assist in Saturday's 4-3 victory over the Dallas Stars. |
| Mar 2, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski picked up two assists, one on the power play, in Tuesday's 4-1 win over the Detroit Red Wings. |
| Feb 25, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (lower body) will return to the lineup for Thursday's clash with Chicago, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. |
| Feb 23, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (lower body) won't be in the lineup for Tuesday's game versus the Columbus Blue Jackets. |
| Feb 20, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (lower body) remains out of the lineup for Saturday's game against the Nashville Predators, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports. |
| Feb 18, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (lower body) isn't in the lineup for Thursday's game against the Nashville Predators, Mark Scheig of The Hockey Writers reports. |
| Feb 15, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski will not be in the lineup against the Carolina Hurricanes on Monday after reinjuring his lower-body problem, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (lower body) collected an assist with two blocks and one shot in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to Chicago. |
| Feb 13, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (lower body) was activated from injured reserve and will play in Saturday's game against the Chicago Blackhawks, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports. |
| Feb 12, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (lower body) is set to return against the Chicago Blackhawks on Saturday, Blue Jackets team reporter Jeff Svoboda reports. |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (lower body) was placed on injured reserve Saturday. |
| Feb 6, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski (undisclosed) won't play in Sunday's game against the Nashville Predators, Brian Hedger of The Columbus Dispatch reports. |
| Feb 2, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski says he plans to negotiate with the Columbus Blue Jackets on a long-term contract when he becomes a restricted free agent after the 2021-22 season, Aaron Portzline of The Athletic reports. |
| Jan 29, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski notched a power-play helper and two shots on goal in Friday's 2-1 win over the Chicago Blackhawks. |
| Jan 21, 2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Zach Werenski | Werenski has yet to score a point through four games to begin the season. |
| Dec 17, 2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Activated D Zach Werenski from injured reserve. |
| Sep 9, 2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Re-signed D Zach Werenski to a three-year, $15 million contract. |
| Mar 29, 2016 | Columbus Blue Jackets | Signed D Zachary Werenski to a three-year, entry-level contract. |
2022-2023 Regular Season Stats
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Zach Werenski |
GP | G | A | P | +/- | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 |
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| Columbus Blue Jackets
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13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | -6 | 0 | 244 | 45.20 | 53.00 | 13.80 | 50.50 | 9.60 | 0.74 | 1.48 |
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Career Stats
| Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | TOI | GF% | DFF% | Rel DFF% | CF% | Rel CF% | G60 | P60 | Playoffs | GP | G | A | TP | PIM | ||
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| 2008-2009 | Belle Tire | QC Int PW | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2009-2010 | Belle Tire 13U AAA | T1EHL 13U | 31 | 16 | 19 | 35 | 10 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2010-2011 | Belle Tire 14U AAA | T1EHL 14U | 27 | 10 | 15 | 25 | 8 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2011-2012 | Belle Tire 16U AAA | T1EHL 16U | 35 | 8 | 20 | 28 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2012-2013 | Little Caesars 18U AAA | HPHL 18U | 28 | 7 | 14 | 21 | 18 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | U.S. National U17 Team | USDP | 47 | 7 | 24 | 31 | 42 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | USNTDP Juniors | USHL | 35 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 17 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | USA U17 | WHC-17 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2013-2014 | U.S. National U18 Team | USDP | 4 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2014-2015 | Univ. of Michigan | NCAA | 35 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | |||||||||||||||
| Draft Yr | 2014-2015 | USA U20 | WJC-20 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | |||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Univ. of Michigan | NCAA | 36 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 20 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | USA U20 | WJC-20 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2015-2016 | Cleveland Monsters | AHL | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | Playoffs | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 0 | ||||||||||
| 2016-2017 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 14 | 1,274 | 57.89 | 51.19 | 0.37 | 54.03 | 4.50 | 0.24 | 0.94 | Playoffs | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | ||
| 2017-2018 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 77 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 16 | 1,419 | 57.39 | 53.71 | 1.75 | 54.14 | 3.43 | 0.42 | 0.97 | Playoffs | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2018-2019 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 82 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 18 | 1,492 | 48.55 | 49.35 | -3.14 | 50.90 | 1.12 | 0.32 | 1.01 | Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 0 | ||
| 2018-2019 | USA | WC | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||||||||||||||
| 2019-2020 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 63 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 1,139 | 56.50 | 53.10 | 1.60 | 50.50 | 2.60 | 0.53 | 1.05 | Playoffs | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 0 | ||
| 2020-2021 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 35 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 13 | 665 | 49.10 | 48.90 | 2.90 | 50.30 | 6.10 | 0.54 | 1.26 | ||||||||
| 2021-2022 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 68 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 22 | 1,319 | 40.70 | 45.60 | 1.70 | 49.90 | 3.40 | 0.27 | 1.00 | ||||||||
| 2022-2023 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | 244 | 45.20 | 53.00 | 13.80 | 50.50 | 9.60 | 0.74 | 1.48 | ||||||||
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Active Contract
Standard Contract | 6 Years $57,500,000 11.62% of cap space
| 2022-2023 | 2023-2024 | 2024-2025 | 2025-2026 | 2026-2027 | 2027-2028 | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cap Hit | $9,583,333 | $9,583,333 | $9,583,333 | $9,583,333 | $9,583,334 | $9,583,334 | UFA |
| AAV | $9,583,333 | $9,583,333 | $9,583,333 | $9,583,333 | $9,583,334 | $9,583,334 | |
| Performance Bonuses | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | $0 | |
| Base Salary | $8,000,000 | $10,000,000 | $9,500,000 | $7,500,000 | $1,000,000 | $1,000,000 | |
| Signing Bonuses | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $2,000,000 | $6,250,000 | $6,250,000 | |
| Total Salary | $10,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $11,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | |
| Minors Salary | $10,000,000 | $12,000,000 | $11,500,000 | $9,500,000 | $7,250,000 | $7,250,000 | |
| Clauses | NMC | NMC | NMC | NMC | M-NTC | ||
| UFA Year | |||||||
| Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | Buy It Out | ||
| No Move Clause; Modified Trade Clause - 2027-28 season – 10 team trade list | |||||||
Contract History
Standard Contract | 3 Years $15,000,000 6.13% of cap space
Entry Level Contract | 3 Years $2,775,000 1.27% of cap space