Werenski scores OT winner for USA against Finland
Columbus Blue Jackets 2015 first round draft pick Zachary Werenski scored the overtime game winning goal to give USA a 5-4 victory over Finland.
USA was playing against Finland in an exhibition game at Lake Placid Olympic Center's 1980 Herb Brooks Arena as part of the USA Hockey Junior Team evaluation camp. Four Blue Jackets' prospects, including Werenski, were named to the evaluation camp roster.
Werenski scored the goal with 37 seconds remaining in overtime, giving the United States a 5-4 victory. "Our coach talked about being a late guy into the play while 4-on-4, and that's what I did," Werenski told NHL.com. "I had an opportunity to join and I did, and Brock [Boeser] made a great play off the wall, slid it into me, and I knew I had to get a shot off in overtime because there wasn't much time left. I hit the net, and fortunately it went in."
Werenski also said that he will return to the University of Michigan for his sophomore year. As the youngest player in Division I hockey last year, Werenski had nine goals and 25 points in 35 games for the Wolverines.
