Werenski Claims Norris Over Dahlin And Makar

Zach Werenski has won the 2026 Norris Trophy, and that puts him ahead of two of the league’s biggest-name defensemen in the voting line. When a blue-liner beats out Rasmus Dahlin and Cale Makar, the conversation stops being about hype and starts being about a season that clearly made voters pay attention. That kind of finish tells you just how tight the top of the defenseman race really was.