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2015 NHL Draft Prospect Profile #8 - Zach Werenski

Position: Defenseman
Current Team: University of Michigan
Date of Birth: July 17, 1997
Place of Birth: Grosse Pointe, MI
Height: 6'2"
Weight: 214 lbs
Shoots: Left

Much like Noah Hanifin, Zach Werenski accelerated his schooling and started playing hockey at the University of Michigan a year earlier than expected.  If not for Hanifin's season, Werenski would have received much more attention for performing so well as a 17-year old in college - the youngest player in NCAA Hockey, actually.  A Michigan native, Werenski went through the U.