Hockey player Jason Spetz was famous for hisspeeches for the "Senators" from Ottawa. He plays at the position of the central striker. He is the world champion and participant of the Olympic Games in the national team of Canada.
Jason Spezza was born in a small Canadian townMissigare, Ontario, in 1983. His parents - Reno and Donna Spetz - were emigrants from Italy. In addition to Jason, the family had two children - Michelle and Matthew, who now performs in the International Hockey League, playing the position of the goalkeeper.
Because the Jason Spezza lived near Toronto, it's no wonder that since childhood he was rooting for the local Canadian club, "Toronto Maple Lives." The idol of the young hockey player was the legendary player Mario Lemieux.
Practically from the first days of his life, Spetz got used to the popularity. Already in infancy, he won a beauty contest among toddlers, at the age of five became the face of beverage advertising, and in seven - a retail chain of shops.
However, the guy was not destined to become a model. At the age of fifteen, he began his sports career. The first team of Jason Spezza was "Brampton Battalion" from the hockey league of Ontario. In its composition, the future NHL star performed in the 1998-99 season. For 67 played fights, Jason Spetza managed to hit the opponents' gate 22 times and recorded 49 assists in his track record.
In the next two seasons, the center forwardclub "Ice Dogs" from Mississauga. For 67 games the young hockey player managed to score 91 points. This game did not go unnoticed - Jason Spetz was called to the location of the junior national team of Canada, for which he played seven fights.From 2000 to 2002, the player changed several teams.
Jason Spezza hit the NHL Draft in 2001, where in the aftermathcame to the Canadian club "Ottawa Senators." But the official debut in the most prestigious hockey league of North America fell only the next year. In the 2002-03 season, Spetza played just 33 fights for the "Senators", gaining 21 points.
Already in the next raffle Jason became an indispensable member of the team. He played in 78 games, while scoring 22 goals and gave 33 accurate transfers.
In the 2004-05 season, Jason Spetz was forced to return to the AHL, where he played for Binghamton Senators. In this club the player became the best scorer of the league - 32 goals and 85 assists.
After one year, Spetz returned to "OttawaSenators. "Here he becomes the center forward, acting in the same link with Brandon Boshensky and Dani Heatley, and this trio eventually turned into one of the most formidable lines of attack in the entire NHL.This season, the" Senators "in the first round of the playoffs sorted out the" Tampa Bay Lightning ", but in the second round lost" Buffalo Sabers ".
Jason Spezza played for the "Ottawa Senators" seven seasons. During this time, he managed 178 times to light the red light behind the gates of rivals, and also made 272 assists. Unfortunately, frequent injuries forced Jason to look for a new team.
The season 2012-13 opened for European ice hockey - he played in the Swiss National League for the team "Rapperswil-Jonah Lakers", which included 28 matches and scored 30 points.
In 2013, after a short break, Jasonreturned to the NHL, where he played for already become his native "Senators" from Ottawa. In the season 14-15 he had 82 fights, in which he scored 66 points (23 goals and 43 exact transfers).
In the next season, Spetz moved to "Dallas Stars", and a year later he signed with the club a new 30 million contract, calculated for 4 years.
To games for the main hockey team of CanadaSpetsu began to attract since 2008. Thanks to the departure from the sport of Joe Sakic and the injury to Ryan Getzlifa, Jason was lucky to take part in the Vancouver Olympics in 2010.
Especially memorable was the World Cup in 2015. In addition to the fact that the Canadian team won this tournament, Jason Spetz was the best scorer of the competition.
For whatever team I played Jason Spezza, stats his performances are impressive. Although he never won the most prestigious trophy in the NHL Stanley Cup, the Canadian player has something to brag about.
Among the personal achievements of the Special Forces, in addition to the best striker and scorer of the World Cup 2015, it is necessary to remember the awards of John B. Sellanger for the best performance in the AHL and the prize Les Cunningham in 2005. Also, Jason twice (in 2008 and 2012) became a participant in the match of the NHL stars.
Among the team achievements - the world champion in 2015, as well as a silver medalist of similar competitions in 2008 and 2009.
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