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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.
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.
Werenski was drafted eighth overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2015 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Werenski trained with the United States of America Hockey National Team Development Program during the 2013-2014 season. During his freshman season, Werenski recorded nine goals and 16 assists.
Following an outstanding rookie season, Werenski was named to both the 2014-2015 Big Ten All-Freshman Team and the All-Big Ten First Team.
Werenski"s CHL rights are owned by the OHL"s London Knights. He was drafted by them in the 2013 OHL Priority Selection.
Werenski is the Number. 1 scoring defenseman in the Big Ten and is tied for Number.
5 in the nation among blueliners with a career-best nine goals and 19 assists in 32 games. His six power-play goals put him Number.
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 2012-2013.
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. On June 26, 2015, Werenski was drafted 8th overall by the Columbus Blue Jackets in the 2015 National Hockey League Entry Draft.
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.
Werenski was named captain of the Team United States of America at the 2016 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.