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Zach Werenski

A. Captain

age27

posD

shotl

h6'2"

w214lbs

Depth Chart LD1

Buyout Cap Relief

Current Contract

Cap Hit

$9,583,333$9.58M

Year 3 of 6

22/23

24/25

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 2025

ELC Year 19

Waivers Eligibility Eligible

Est Career Earnings $51,275,000

2024-25 Stats

Regular Season

GP79

G22

A56

P78

PPG0.99

PIM31

EV TOI/GM 21.04

G60 0.53

P60 1.65

GF% 57.80

DFF% 52.90

REL DFF% 8.00

CF% 52.40

REL CF% 7.10

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, currently playing for the Columbus Blue Jackets. His contract was signed on July 29, 2021, and expires at the end of the 2027-28 season, when Werenski will be 30 years old.

Signed On Jul 29 2021

Signing Agent Judd Moldaver

Signed By

% 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	RFA	RFA	UFA	UFA	UFA
UFA Year
Buy Out				Buy Out	Buy Out	Buy Out

Notes

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

Career Stats By Contract

NHL Only

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Season	Cap Hit	League	Team	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
2024-25	$9,583,333 $9.58M	NHL 4 Nations	USA	4	0	6	6	0
2024-25	$9,583,333 $9.58M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	79	22	56	78	31	1,705	57.80	52.90	8.00	52.40	7.10	0.53	1.65
2023-24	$9,583,333 $9.58M	International	Team USA	1	0	1	1	0
2023-24	$9,583,333 $9.58M	WC	USA	8	2	5	7	8
2023-24	$9,583,333 $9.58M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	70	11	46	57	22	1,340	53.70	47.90	2.80	48.80	2.10	0.36	1.75
2022-23	$9,583,333 $9.58M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	13	3	5	8	0	244	45.20	53.00	13.80	50.50	9.60	0.74	1.48
2021-22	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	68	11	37	48	22	1,319	40.70	45.60	1.70	49.90	3.40	0.27	1.00
2020-21	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	35	7	13	20	13	665	49.10	48.90	2.90	50.30	6.10	0.54	1.26
2019-20	$5,000,000 $5.00M	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	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
2018-19	$925,000 $925K	WC	USA	2	0	0	0	0
2018-19	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	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
2017-18	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	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
2016-17	$925,000 $925K	NHL	Columbus Blue Jackets	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
2015-16	$0 $0K	AHL	Cleveland Monsters	7	1	0	1	0									Playoffs	17	5	9	14	0
2015-16	$0 $0K	WJC-20	USA U20	7	2	7	9	4
2015-16	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Michigan	36	11	25	36	20
2014-15	$0 $0K	WJC-20	USA U20	5	1	1	2	2
2014-15	$0 $0K	NCAA	Univ. of Michigan	35	9	16	25	8
2013-14	$0 $0K	NTDP	U.S. National U18 Team	4	1	0	1	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	WHC-17	USA U17	6	0	1	1	0
2013-14	$0 $0K	USHL	USNTDP Juniors	35	6	13	19	17
2013-14	$0 $0K	NTDP	U.S. National U17 Team	47	7	24	31	42
2012-13	$0 $0K	HPHL 18U	Little Caesars 18U AAA	28	7	14	21	18
2011-12	$0 $0K	T1EHL 16U	Belle Tire 16U AAA	35	8	20	28	18
2010-11	$0 $0K	T1EHL 14U	Belle Tire 14U AAA	27	10	15	25	8
2009-10	$0 $0K	T1EHL 13U	Belle Tire 13U AAA	31	16	19	35	10
2008-09	$0 $0K	QC Int PW	Belle Tire	4	0	1	1	0
Zach Werenski Stats by Elite Prospects Zach Werenski Advanced Stats by

Player Updates

Signings & Trades

07/29

2021

Werenski, Zach

6yrs

$9,583,333AAV

09/9

2019

Werenski, Zach

3yrs

$5,000,000AAV

03/29

2016

Werenski, Zach

3yrs

$925,000AAV

Transactions & Updates

Apr

Werenski, Zach

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

Apr

Werenski, Zach

Werenski logged two assists, including one on the power play, and five shots on goal in Tuesday's 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers.

Apr

Werenski, Zach

Werenski scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Sunday's 4-1 win over the Washington Capitals.

Apr

Werenski, Zach

Werenski scored a goal on two shots and went plus-2 in Saturday's 7-0 win over the Washington Capitals.

Apr

Werenski, Zach

Werenski had two assists in an 8-4 win over the Nashville Predators on Tuesday.

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

% 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

% 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