Brad Werenka

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Brad Werenka
Born (1969-02-12) February 12, 1969 (age 55)
Two Hills, Alberta, Canada
Height 6 ft 2 in (188 cm)
Weight 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb)
Position Defence
Shot Left
Played for Edmonton Oilers
Quebec Nordiques
Chicago Blackhawks
Pittsburgh Penguins
Calgary Flames
National teamFlag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
NHL Draft 42nd overall, 1987
Edmonton Oilers
Playing career 19912000
Brad Werenka
Medal record
Representing Flag of Canada (Pantone).svg  Canada
Men's ice hockey
Olympic games
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 1994 Lillehammer Tournament

John Bradley Werenka (born February 12, 1969) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey defenceman. He was drafted by the Edmonton Oilers in the second round of the 1987 NHL Entry Draft, 42nd overall. Werenka played college hockey for the Northern Michigan University Wildcats, with whom he won the 1991 NCAA hockey title. In addition to his minor pro experience, Werenka went on to play for the Oilers, Quebec Nordiques, Chicago Blackhawks, Pittsburgh Penguins, and Calgary Flames. [1] His career was ended December 29, 2000 due to a concussion suffered in a game. [2] He represented Canada at the 1994 Winter Olympics, winning a silver medal and being named to the All-Star Team. [3]

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Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA First Team 1990–91
AHCA West First-Team All-American 1990–91
WCHA All-Tournament Team 1991 [4]
All-NCAA All-Tournament Team 1991 [5]

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

   Regular season   Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1983–84 Sherwood Park Crusaders AJHL 329273640
1984–85 Fort Saskatchewan Traders AJHL3235286351
1985–86Fort Saskatchewan TradersAJHL2912233524
1986–87 Northern Michigan University WCHA 3044835
1987–88 Northern Michigan UniversityWCHA347233026
1988–89 Northern Michigan UniversityWCHA287132016
1989–90 Northern Michigan UniversityWCHA82578
1990–91 Northern Michigan UniversityWCHA4720436336
1991–92 Cape Breton Oilers AHL 66621279550336
1992–93 Canada Intl18371010
1992–93 Edmonton Oilers NHL 2754924
1992–93 Cape Breton OilersAHL41124164172112
1993–94 Edmonton OilersNHL1504414
1993–94 Cape Breton OilersAHL256172319
1993–94 Quebec Nordiques NHL110778
1993–94 Cornwall Aces AHL122101222
1994–95 Milwaukee Admirals IHL 8084553161153101336
1995–96 Chicago Blackhawks NHL90008
1995–96 Indianapolis Ice IHL731542578551348
1996–97 Indianapolis IceIHL822056768341456
1997–98 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL71315184661018
1998–99 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL816182493131126
1999–2000 Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL61381169
1999–2000 Calgary Flames NHL1211221
2000–01 Calgary FlamesNHL3314516
AHL totals95133952118336303640
NHL totals3201961802991921314
IHL totals23543143186329245172250

International

YearTeamEvent GPGAPtsPIM
1994 Canada OG 82248

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References

  1. "Brad Werenka player profile". Hockey Hall of Fame. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  2. Westhead, Rick (2007-09-20). "New commissioner envisions leaner, cleaner CFL". Toronto Star. Retrieved 2010-02-20.
  3. Podnieks, Andrew (2009). Canada's Olympic Hockey History 1920–2010 . Toronto: Fenn Publishing. p.  241. ISBN   978-1-55168-323-2.
  4. "WCHA Tourney History". WCHA. Archived from the original on 2014-07-02. Retrieved 2014-06-26.
  5. "NCAA Frozen Four Records" (PDF). NCAA.org. Retrieved 2013-06-19.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by WCHA Student-Athlete of the Year
1990–91
Succeeded by