COLUMBUS, Ohio — Zach Werenski celebrated being an Olympic gold medalist in front of Columbus Blue Jackets fans Saturday night.
Werenski was honored before the Blue Jackets’ 4-3 overtime loss to the New York Islanders. A video was played on the scoreboard above center ice of Werenski’s pass to Jack Hughes for the gold medal-winning goal in the United States’ 2-1 victory over Canada on Feb. 22.
After that, the spotlight focused on Werenski on the Blue Jackets’ bench as the fans gave him a raucous standing ovation with “USA!” chants throughout the arena.
Werenski’s U.S. jersey and gold medal from the Milan-Cortina Olympics were displayed in the main concourse of Nationwide Arena before the game as fans got…