2015 NHL Draft
Zach Werenski in the 2015 NHL Draft
Columbus Blue Jackets selected Zach Werenski 8th overall in the 2015 NHL Draft.
It was the first of the 9 picks Columbus Blue Jackets made in the draft. Of the 211 players selected in 2015, 112 have played in the NHL regular season. His 658 games put him 15th in the class.
- Overall pick
- 8
- Round and pick
- Round 1, pick 8
- Drafting team
- CBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- Date
- Age at the draft
- 17 years
The picks around it
Picks 5–11 in the 2015 draft
- 5Noah HanifinD848 GP · 359 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 6Pavel ZachaC723 GP · 421 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Ivan ProvorovD783 GP · 315 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Zach WerenskiD658 GP · 479 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 9Timo MeierR717 GP · 486 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 10Mikko RantanenR733 GP · 803 PCOLColorado Avalanche
- 11Lawson CrouseL684 GP · 264 PFLAFlorida Panthers
Games and points are NHL regular season to date.
Place in the draft class
Where he came in the 2015 class
8th
of 211 players selected
3rd
of 73 defensemen selected
Counted in draft order across the whole draft. The position is the one listed at the draft.
First off the board
- 1Connor McDavidC813 GP · 1268 PEDMEdmonton Oilers
- 2Jack EichelC709 GP · 722 PBUFBuffalo Sabres
- 3Dylan StromeC614 GP · 457 PARIArizona Coyotes
- 4Mitch MarnerR755 GP · 841 PTORToronto Maple Leafs
- 5Noah HanifinD848 GP · 359 PCARCarolina Hurricanes
- 6Pavel ZachaC723 GP · 421 PNJDNew Jersey Devils
- 7Ivan ProvorovD783 GP · 315 PPHIPhiladelphia Flyers
- 8Zach WerenskiD658 GP · 479 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 9Timo MeierR717 GP · 486 PSJSSan Jose Sharks
- 10Mikko RantanenR733 GP · 803 PCOLColorado Avalanche
+ 201 more
After the draft
The road to the NHL
Zach Werenski made his NHL debut on October 13, 2016, 1 year and 109 days after the draft.
658
Games
137
Goals
342
Assists
479
Points
NHL regular season to date.
The team's draft
Columbus Blue Jackets picks in the 2015 draft
- 8Zach WerenskiD658 GP · 479 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 29Gabriel CarlssonD81 GP · 18 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 38Paul BittnerLCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 58Kevin StenlundC386 GP · 95 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 69Keegan KolesarR458 GP · 121 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 129Sam RuoppDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 141Veeti VainioDCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 159Vladislav GavrikovD537 GP · 176 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets
- 189Markus NutivaaraD275 GP · 71 PCBJColumbus Blue Jackets