Zachary Werenski

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Birth place: Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 214 lb (97 kg)
Birth place: Grosse Pointe, Michigan, United States
Defenseman, shoots left
6 ' 2" (188 cm) | 214 lb (97 kg)
Championships & Medals
| Age | Year | Team | Event | Tournament Location / Series Result | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 18 | 2016 | Team USA | U20 World Championship | Helsinki, Finland | |
| 18 | 2016 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL Calder Cup Champion | Lake Erie Monsters defeated Hershey Bears 4‑0 in a best of seven series. | |
| 27 | 2025 | Team USA | World Championship | Stockholm, Sweden and Herning, Denmark | |
| IIHF U20 World Championship Medals | |||||
| IIHF World Championship Medals | |||||
| AHL Calder Cup Championships | |||||
| Overall | Time on Ice | Goals | Assists | Points | per 60 All Situations | per 60 Even-Strength | per 60 Power-Play | Shots | Defensive | Faceoffs | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Date | Game | Score | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | TOI | ES | PP | SH | ESG | PPG | SHG | GWG | OTG | ESA | PPA | SHA | GWA | OTA | ESP | PPP | SHP | GWP | OTP | PPP% | G/60 | A/60 | P/60 | ESG/60 | ESA/60 | ESP/60 | PPG/60 | PPA/60 | PPP/60 | SOG | SH% | HITS | BS | FOW | FOL | FO% |
| Nov 24, 2025 | CBJ @ WSH | (1-5) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 17:36 | 15:36 | 2:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 4 | 0.0% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 26, 2025 | TOR @ CBJ | (2-1) | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 28:40 | 22:53 | 5:18 | 0:29 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.093 | 0.000 | 2.093 | 2.622 | 0.000 | 2.622 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 6 | 16.7% | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Nov 28, 2025 | PIT @ CBJ | (4-3) | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | -1 | 26:06 | 21:35 | 3:37 | 0:54 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 2.299 | 2.299 | 4.598 | 2.780 | 0.000 | 2.780 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 50.0% | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 1, 2025 | CBJ @ NJD | (5-3) | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 26:57 | 21:38 | 3:47 | 1:32 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 4.453 | 4.453 | 0.000 | 5.547 | 5.547 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 1 | 0.0% | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| Dec 4, 2025 | DET @ CBJ | (5-6) | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 28:29 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0:00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0% | 0.000 | 6.319 | 6.319 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 0.000 | 2 | 0.0% | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.00% |
| GAME LOG | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
| 2013‑14 | Team USA - USNTDP | USHL | 16 | 35 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | |
| 2013‑14 | Team USA U17 | | 16 | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2014‑15 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 17 | 35 | 9 | 16 | 25 | 8 | 9 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 11.3 |
| 2014‑15 | Team USA U20 | | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| 2015‑16 | University of Michigan | NCAA | 18 | 36 | 11 | 25 | 36 | 20 | 5 | 7 | 0 | 3 | 11.0 |
| 2015‑16 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 18 | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | |
| 2015‑16 | Team USA White U20 | | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2015‑16 | Team USA U20 | | 18 | 10 | 3 | 7 | 10 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 1 | |
| 2016‑17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 19 | 78 | 11 | 36 | 47 | 14 | 17 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 5.9 |
| 2017‑18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 20 | 77 | 16 | 21 | 37 | 16 | 8 | 3 | 0 | 3 | 7.7 |
| 2018‑19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 21 | 82 | 11 | 33 | 44 | 18 | -12 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 6.5 |
| 2018‑19 | Team USA | | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2019‑20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 22 | 63 | 20 | 21 | 41 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 10.7 |
| 2020‑21 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 23 | 35 | 7 | 13 | 20 | 13 | -9 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 8.9 |
| 2021‑22 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 24 | 68 | 11 | 37 | 48 | 22 | -15 | 4 | 0 | 2 | 5.1 |
| 2022‑23 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 25 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 8 | 0 | -6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 7.3 |
| 2023‑24 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 26 | 70 | 11 | 46 | 57 | 22 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.4 |
| 2023‑24 | Team USA | | 26 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| 2024‑25 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 27 | 81 | 23 | 59 | 82 | 31 | 12 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 7.7 |
| 2024‑25 | Team USA | | 27 | 11 | 1 | 11 | 12 | 4 | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 2025‑26 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 28 | 27 | 9 | 20 | 29 | 2 | 11 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 9.0 |
| NHL Totals | 594 | 122 | 291 | 413 | 148 | 15 | 26 | 2 | 17 | 7.2 | |||
| NCAA Totals | 71 | 20 | 41 | 61 | 28 | 14 | 10 | 0 | 4 | 11.1 | |||
| USHL Totals | 35 | 6 | 13 | 19 | 17 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 9.1 | ||||
| AHL Totals | 7 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 5.3 | ||||
Playoff Stats
| Season | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015‑16 | Lake Erie Monsters | AHL | 18 | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12.8 | |
| 2016‑17 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 19 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | -2 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 7.1 |
| 2017‑18 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 20 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 5.6 |
| 2018‑19 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 21 | 10 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 6.7 |
| 2019‑20 | Columbus Blue Jackets | NHL | 22 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 3.8 |
| NHL Totals | 29 | 4 | 9 | 13 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 5.5 | |||
| AHL Totals | 17 | 5 | 9 | 14 | 2 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 12.8 |
National Team Stats - Major Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team USA - U20 World Championship 2015 | 17 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 25.0 |
| Team USA - U20 World Championship 2016 | 18 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 9 | 4 | 10 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 6.7 |
| Team USA - World Championship 2019 | 21 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| Team USA - World Championship 2024 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 7 | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 8.0 |
| Team USA - 4‑Nations Face‑Off 2025 | 27 | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Team USA - World Championship 2025 | 27 | 7 | 1 | 5 | 6 | 2 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4.5 |
| World Championship Totals | 17 | 3 | 10 | 13 | 10 | 15 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 6.1 | |
| U20 World Championship Totals | 12 | 3 | 8 | 11 | 6 | 13 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 8.8 | |
| 4-Nations Face-Off Totals | 4 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
National and Regional Team Stats - Miscellaneous Tournaments
| Team | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Team USA - U17 World Challenge Exhibition Games 2013 | 16 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team USA - U17 World Challenge 2014 | 16 | 6 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team USA - U17 5‑Nations 2014 | 16 | 4 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 27 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 18.2 |
| Team USA White - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2015 | 18 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| Team USA - U20 National Evaluation Camp 2015 | 18 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | ||
| U17 Men Totals | 11 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 29 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 1 | ||
| U20 Men Totals | 6 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 |
All-Star Game Appearences
| Year | Team | LGE | Age | GP | G | A | P | PIM | +/- | PPG | SHG | GWG | SH% |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | Team USA - USNTDP U17 | NAHL | 16 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |
| 2018 | Team Metropolitan | NHL | 20 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | -1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| 2022 | Team Metropolitan | NHL | 24 | 1 | 0 | 3 | 3 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 |
| NHL All-Star Game Totals | 2 | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | |||
| NAHL Top Prospects Tournament Totals | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |