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LD · Columbus Blue Jackets · Shoots L · Age 29NHL
Zach Werenski$9.58M cap hit through 2027-28
Current contract2026-27
- Cap hit9.2% of the 2026-27 ceiling
- $9.58M
- Contract yearExpires after 2027-28
- 5 of 6
- Expiry statusAge 31 at expiry
- UFA
- ClausesTrade and movement protection this season
- NMCM-NTC
9.2%
Player valueproduction against cap hit
F
-$935Kdeficit vs. cap hit · 14th percentile among D peers
8 GP · low availability0 G · 6 A · 6 PTS
Contracts3 on record
6-Year StandardActive
UFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022-23 | — | $9.58M | 11.6% | $8.00M | $2.00M | $10.00M | -$8.4M | 3 | 5 | 8 |
| 2023-24 | NMC | $9.58M | 11.5% | $10.00M | $2.00M | $12.00M | -$1.1M | 11 | 46 | 57 |
| 2024-25 | NMC | $9.58M | 10.9% | $9.50M | $2.00M | $11.50M | +$4.0M | 23 | 59 | 82 |
| 2025-26 | NMC | $9.58M | 10.0% | $7.50M | $2.00M | $9.50M | +$4.6M | 22 | 59 | 81 |
| 2026-27 | NMC | $9.58M | 9.2% | $1.00M | $6.25M | $7.25M | -$9.6M | 0 | 6 | 6 |
| 2027-28 | M-NTC | $9.58M | 8.4% | $1.00M | $6.25M | $7.25M | — | — | — | — |
| Total | $37.00M | $20.50M | $57.50M | -$10.4M | 59 | 175 | 234 | |||
3-Year Standard
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019-20 | — | $5.00M | 6.1% | $4.00M | $0 | $4.00M | +$1.1M | 20 | 21 | 41 |
| 2020-21 | — | $5.00M | 6.1% | $4.00M | $0 | $4.00M | -$1.2M | 7 | 13 | 20 |
| 2021-22 | — | $5.00M | 6.1% | $7.00M | $0 | $7.00M | +$1.3M | 11 | 37 | 48 |
| Total | $15.00M | $0 | $15.00M | +$1.3M | 38 | 71 | 109 | |||
3-Year ELC
RFA| Season | Clauses | Cap Hit | Cap % | Base Salary | Signing Bonus | Total Salary | Value | G | A | PTS |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2016-17 | — | $925.0K | 1.3% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$3.2M | 11 | 36 | 47 |
| 2017-18 | — | $925.0K | 1.2% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$2.5M | 16 | 21 | 37 |
| 2018-19 | — | $925.0K | 1.2% | $832.5K | $92.5K | $925.0K | +$4.4M | 11 | 33 | 44 |
| Total | $2.50M | $277.5K | $2.77M | +$10.1M | 38 | 90 | 128 | |||
Transaction history
Recorded moves for this player since July 2005. Events before July 2025 come from the Pro Sports Transactions archive.
2025-26
- ActivatedCBJMar 7, 2026
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCBJMar 2, 2026
Day-to-day with an illness.
- ActivatedCBJJan 3, 2026
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveCBJDec 28, 2025
Placed on injured reserve with a lower-body injury.
- InjuryCBJDec 22, 2025
Day-to-day with a lower-body injury.
2024-25
- ActivatedCBJFeb 6, 2025
Returned to the lineup.
- InjuryCBJFeb 4, 2025
Day-to-day with an undisclosed injury.
2023-24
- ActivatedCBJJan 25, 2024
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveCBJDec 29, 2023
Placed on injured reserve with an ankle injury.
- InjuryCBJDec 28, 2023
Out indefinitely with a lower-body injury.
- ActivatedCBJOct 20, 2023
Activated from injured reserve.
- Injury reserveCBJOct 13, 2023
Placed on injured reserve with knee injury / bruised quadriceps.
2022-23
- InjuryCBJNov 29, 2022
Out for the season following surgery on shoulder to repait torn labrum, separation.
- Injury reserveCBJNov 10, 2022
Placed on injured reserve with a torn labrum in shoulder, separated shoulder — out for the season (surgery).
2021-22
- InjuryCBJApr 28, 2022
Out for the season with a fractured nose.