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Darcy Werenka Born May 13, 1973
Edmonton, Alberta, CANHeight 6 ft 1 in (1.85 m) Weight 210 lb (95 kg; 15 st 0 lb) Position Defence Shoots Right EBEL team Vienna Capitals National team Austria NHL Draft 37th overall, 1991
New York RangersPlaying career 1993–present Darcy Werenka (born May 13, 1973 in Edmonton, Alberta) is a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman currently playing for the Vienna Capitals of the Erste Bank Hockey League.
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Draft
Werenka was drafted 37th overall by the New York Rangers in the 1991 NHL Entry Draft, but never played in the NHL, instead spending three seasons in the American Hockey League with the Binghamton Rangers.
Career
After playing for different IHL teams in two seasons, Werenka moved to Europe and joined Austrian side Vienna in 1997, spending two seasons with them. After a season back in the IHL with the Utah Grizzlies, Werenka returned to Europe and played in Finland's SM-liiga, spliting the year with Jokerit and HPK. He then played two seasons in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, playing for the Schwenningen Wild Wings and the Kölner Haie. In 2003 he returned to Vienna and has played for them since. He has been a member of the Capitals since 2003 and helped guide the team to their first ever Austrian ice hockey championship in 2005.
Personal
In April 2008 he gained Austrian Citizenship.
International
Werenka played for the Austrian Hockeyteam at The WC-Div1.
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Categories:- 1973 births
- Atlanta Knights players
- Brandon Wheat Kings alumni
- Binghamton Rangers players
- Canadian ice hockey defencemen
- Chicago Wolves (IHL) players
- Houston Aeros (IHL) players
- HPK players
- Ice hockey people from Alberta
- Jokerit players
- Kölner Haie players
- Lethbridge Hurricanes alumni
- Living people
- New York Rangers draft picks
- People from Edmonton
- Quebec Rafales players
- Schwenningen Wild Wings players
- Utah Grizzlies players
- Vienna Capitals players
- Graz 99ers players
- Canadian ice hockey defenceman, 1970s births stubs
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