Overview Current Contract Stats Updates Contract History

Zach Werenski

A. Captain

age28

posLD

shotl

h6'2"

w214lbs

Depth Chart LD1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$9,583,333$9.58M

Year 4 of 6

22/23

25/26

27/28

Expiry Status

UFA 2028 age 30

Profile

Draft Team

Round1

Pick8

Year2015

Agent Judd Moldaver

Birthdate Jul 19, 1997

Birthplace Grosse Pointe, Michigan

Nationality USA

Stick CCM JetSpeed FT7 Pro

UFA Year 2023

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $54.53M

Regular Season

GP12

P10

PPG0.83

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 20:22

PP TOI/GP 2:48

PK TOI/GP 1:35

G60 0.80

P60 1.61

GF% 70.0

xGF% 52.0

RELxGF% 0.8

CF% 53.0

REL CF% 2.7

Pen Diff -1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP579

G117

A277

P394

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.68

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.20

Career Statline Details

2022-2028 Standard Contract

term6yrs

value$57,500,000$57.50M

cap hit$9,583,333$9.58M

Zach Werenski is signed to a 6 year, $57,500,000 contract with a cap hit of $9,583,333 per season, playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets. His contract expires at the end of the 2027-28 season, making Werenski an Unrestricted Free Agent.

Signed On Jul 29 2021

Signing Agent Judd Moldaver

Signed By

Signing GM Jarmo Kekalainen

% Cap Contract Start 11.62%

Signing Status RFAage 24

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2022-23	2023-24	2024-25	2025-26	2026-27	2027-28	2028
Cap Hit	$9,583,333$9.58M	$9,583,333$9.58M	$9,583,333$9.58M	$9,583,333$9.58M	$9,583,334$9.58M	$9,583,334$9.58M	UFAage 30
AAV	$9,583,333$9.58M	$9,583,333$9.58M	$9,583,333$9.58M	$9,583,333$9.58M	$9,583,334$9.58M	$9,583,334$9.58M
Base	$8,000,000$8.00M	$10,000,000$10.00M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$7,500,000$7.50M	$1,000,000$1.00M	$1,000,000$1.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$2,000,000$2.00M	$6,250,000$6.25M	$6,250,000$6.25M
Total Salary	$10,000,000$10.00M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M
Minors Salary	$10,000,000$10.00M	$12,000,000$12.00M	$11,500,000$11.50M	$9,500,000$9.50M	$7,250,000$7.25M	$7,250,000$7.25M
Clauses		NMC	NMC	NMC	NMC	M-NTC
Year Type	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out					Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

No Move Clause; Modified Trade Clause - 2027-28 season – 10 team trade list

The Latest From PuckPedia

NHL26: How to make Franchise Mode accurate due to LTIR

Building Beyond the Game: Drew Shore

By Keith Kavanaugh

Breaking Down the Western Conference: Chris Powers From Empty Netters

By Keith Kavanaugh

2025-26 NHL Season Opening Rosters

Remove Ads

Career Stats By Contract

Regular Season

GP12

P10

PPG0.83

PIM0

5x5 TOI/GP 20:22

PP TOI/GP 2:48

PK TOI/GP 1:35

G60 0.80

P60 1.61

GF% 70.0

xGF% 52.0

RELxGF% 0.8

CF% 53.0

REL CF% 2.7

Pen Diff -1

NHL Career Stats (Regular Season)

GP579

G117

A277

P394

NHL POINTS PER GAME 0.68

NHL GOALS PER GAME 0.20

Career Statline Details

NHL Only

Show Advanced Stats

Season	Age	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	GF%	xGF%	RelxGF%	CF%	RelCF%	G60	P60	Pen Dif	TOI 5v5/GP	TOI PP/GP	TOI PK/GP	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2025-26	28	$9,583,333 $9.58M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	12	4	6	10	0	70.0	52.0	0.8	53.0	2.7	0.80	1.61	-1	20:22	2:48	1:35
2024-25	27	$9,583,333 $9.58M	WC	USA	7	1	5	6	2
2024-25	27	$9,583,333 $9.58M	NHL 4 Nations	USA	4	0	6	6	0
2024-25	27	$9,583,333 $9.58M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	81	23	59	82	31	57.3	54.0	9.6	53.0	7.2	0.52	1.65	-1	21:32	2:35	1:33
2023-24	26	$9,583,333 $9.58M	WC	USA	8	2	5	7	8
2023-24	26	$9,583,333 $9.58M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	70	11	46	57	22	53.7	46.0	2.1	49.0	2.0	0.35	1.76	8	19:26	2:38	1:14
2023-24	26	$9,583,333 $9.58M	International	Team USA	1	0	1	1	0
2022-23	25	$9,583,333 $9.58M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	13	3	5	8	0	45.2	53.0	16.8	51.0	9.9	0.73	1.46	0	19:00	2:51	0:51
2021-22	24	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	68	11	37	48	22	40.8	46.0	2.5	50.0	3.5	0.27	0.98	3	19:52	3:05	1:27
2020-21	23	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	35	7	13	20	13	49.1	47.0	0.6	50.0	6.1	0.53	1.23	-1	19:29	2:06	1:49
2019-20	22	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	63	20	21	41	10	55.7	51.0	-0.5	50.0	2.4	0.51	1.03	2	18:34	2:33	1:54	Playoffs	10	1	2	3	0
2018-19	21	$925,000 $925K	WC	USA	2	0	0	0	0
2018-19	21	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	82	11	33	44	18	49.6	50.0	-2.9	51.0	1.3	0.32	1.00	2	18:15	2:21	1:16	Playoffs	10	1	5	6	0
2017-18	20	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	77	16	21	37	16												Playoffs	6	1	2	3	0
2016-17	19	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	78	11	36	47	14												Playoffs	3	1	0	1	0
2015-16	18		WJC-20	USA U20	7	2	7	9	4
2015-16	18		NCAA	Univ. of Michigan	36	11	25	36	20
2015-16	18		AHL	Cleveland Monsters	7	1	0	1	0												Playoffs	17	5	9	14	0
2014-15	17		WJC-20	USA U20	5	1	1	2	2
2014-15	17		NCAA	Univ. of Michigan	35	9	16	25	8
2013-14	16		WHC-17	USA U17	6	0	1	1	0
2013-14	16		USHL	USNTDP Juniors	35	6	13	19	17
2013-14	16		NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	4	1	0	1	0
2013-14	16		NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	47	7	24	31	42
2012-13	15		HPHL 18U	Little Caesars 18U AAA	28	7	14	21	18
2011-12	14		T1EHL 16U	Belle Tire 16U AAA	35	8	20	28	18
2010-11	13		T1EHL 14U	Belle Tire 14U AAA	27	10	15	25	8
2009-10	12		T1EHL 13U	Belle Tire 13U AAA	31	16	19	35	10
2008-09	11		QC Int PW	Belle Tire	4	0	1	1	0
NHL Totals					579	117	277	394
Zach Werenski Stats by Elite Prospects Zach Werenski Advanced Stats by MoneyPuck.com

Remove Ads

Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/29

2021

Werenski, Zach

6yrs

$9,583,333

Cap Hit

09/9

2019

Werenski, Zach

3yrs

$5,000,000

Cap Hit

03/29

2016

Werenski, Zach

3yrs

$925,000

Cap Hit

Transactions & Updates

Nov

Werenski, Zach

Werenski recorded an even-strength goal and a power-play assist in Saturday's 3-2 win over the St. Louis Blues.

Oct

Werenski, Zach

Werenski scored a goal on two shots, added an assist, blocked two shots and went plus-2 in Wednesday's 6-3 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs.

Oct

Werenski, Zach

Werenski scored a power-play goal and added an even-strength assist in Tuesday's 4-3 overtime win over the Buffalo Sabres.

Oct

Werenski, Zach

Werenski had one goal and two assists, including one on the power play, in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Minnesota Wild.

Apr

Werenski, Zach

Werenski scored a goal and added an assist in Thursday's 6-1 win over the New York Islanders.

All Transactions

Contract History

2019-2022 Standard Contract

term3yrs

value$15,000,000$15.00M

cap hit$5,000,000$5.00M

expiry 2022 RFA age 24

Signed On Sep 9 2019

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM Jarmo Kekalainen

% Cap Contract Start 6.13%

Signing Status RFAage 22

Qualifying Offer $7,000,000$7.00M

Arbitration Eligible

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2019-20	2020-21	2021-22	2022
Cap Hit	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	RFAage 24
AAV	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M	$5,000,000$5.00M
Base	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M
Performance Bonuses	-	-	-
Signing Bonuses	-	-	-
Total Salary	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M
Minors Salary	$4,000,000$4.00M	$4,000,000$4.00M	$7,000,000$7.00M
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year

2016-2019 Entry Level Contract

term3yrs

value$2,775,000$2.78M

cap hit$925,000$925K

expiry 2019 RFA age 21

Signed On Mar 29 2016

Signing Agent Pat Brisson

Signed By

Signing GM Jarmo Kekalainen

% Cap Contract Start 1.27%

Signing Status age 19

Abbreviated $Amounts

	2016-17	2017-18	2018-19	2019
Cap Hit	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	RFAage 21
AAV	$1,775,000$1.78M	$1,775,000$1.78M	$1,775,000$1.78M
Base	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K	$832,500$833K
Performance Bonuses	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K	$850,000$850K
Signing Bonuses	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K	$92,500$93K
Total Salary	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K	$925,000$925K
Minors Salary	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K	$70,000$70K
Clauses
Year Type	RFA	RFA	RFA
UFA Year