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Jason Spezza

1983 - Today

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Jason Rocco Anthony Spezza (born June 13, 1983) is a Canadian former professional ice hockey centre and current assistant general manager of the Pittsburgh Penguins of the National Hockey League. Spezza played 19 career seasons in the NHL from 2002 to 2022. After beginning his major junior career at the early age of 15 in the Ontario Hockey League (OHL), Spezza was selected second overall in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft by the Ottawa Senators, eventually serving as their team captain following the departure of Daniel Alfredsson. Playing in the American Hockey League (AHL) in 2004–05 due to the NHL lockout, he won the Les Cunningham Award as league MVP with the Binghamton Senators. Read more on Wikipedia

His biography is available in different languages on Wikipedia. Jason Spezza is the 524th most popular hockey player (up from 527th in 2019), the 1,412th most popular biography from Canada (up from 1,431st in 2019) and the 97th most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Jason Spezza ranks 524 out of 676. Before him are Phil Kessel, Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Jan Kovář, Sergei Shirokov, Olli Määttä, and Ken André Olimb. After him are Nikita Filatov, Christopher Wesley, Ville Pokka, Michal Jordán, Ilya Nikulin, and Todd Bertuzzi.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Jason Spezza ranks 1,323. Before him are Oleh Omelchuk, Juan Carlos Medina, Atsushi Katagiri, Sergei Bykov, Kelly Clark, and Brenton Rickard. After him are Patrisse Cullors, Brent Hayden, Yohei Nakada, Kentoku Noborio, Lusine Gevorkyan, and Gianni Munari.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jason Spezza ranks 1,413 out of 1,622. Before him are Roseline Filion (1987), Melissa Tancredi (1981), Paul Campbell (1979), Olivier Jean (1984), Mark de Jonge (1984), and Kim Boutin (1994). After him are Jason Burnett (1986), Brent Hayden (1983), Lucas Bryant (1978), Dion Phaneuf (1985), Nick Cordero (1978), and Dale Begg-Smith (1985).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Jason Spezza ranks 97. Before him are Kris Draper (1971), Brad Richards (1980), Ed Jovanovski (1976), Claude Giroux (1988), Brent Burns (1985), and Marc-Édouard Vlasic (1987). After him are Todd Bertuzzi (1975), Marty Turco (1975), Marc-André Gragnani (1987), Jay Bouwmeester (1983), Chris Kunitz (1979), and Duncan Keith (1983).

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