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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 17 different languages on Wikipedia (down from 18 in 2024). Jason Spezza is the 604th most popular hockey player (down from 537th in 2024), the 1,513th most popular biography from Canada (down from 1,430th in 2019) and the 103rd most popular Canadian Hockey Player.

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS

Among hockey players, Jason Spezza ranks 604 out of 676. Before him are Phil Kessel, Marc-Édouard Vlasic, Jan Kovář, Sergei Shirokov, Olli Määttä, and Ken André Olimb. After him are Maxim Lapierre, Nikita Filatov, Christopher Wesley, Ville Pokka, Michal Jordán, and Daniel Brière.

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Contemporaries

Among people born in 1983, Jason Spezza ranks 1,474. Before him are Sergei Bykov, Ivan Krstanović, Kelly Clark, Hu Jia, Nurbakyt Tengizbayev, and Brenton Rickard. After him are Patrisse Cullors, Brent Hayden, Yohei Nakada, Ivan Stoyanov, Mahdi Karim, and Kentoku Noborio.

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In Canada

Among people born in Canada, Jason Spezza ranks 1,514 out of 1,622. Before him are Melissa Tancredi (1981), Paul Campbell (1979), Olivier Jean (1984), Mark de Jonge (1984), Kim Boutin (1994), and Thomas Hall (1982). After him are Jason Burnett (1986), Maxim Lapierre (1985), Brent Hayden (1983), Lucas Bryant (1978), Dion Phaneuf (1985), and Tasya Teles (1985).

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Among HOCKEY PLAYERS In Canada

Among hockey players born in Canada, Jason Spezza ranks 103. Before him are Brad Richards (1980), Ed Jovanovski (1976), Greg Johnson (1971), Claude Giroux (1988), Brent Burns (1985), and Marc-Édouard Vlasic (1987). After him are Maxim Lapierre (1985), Daniel Brière (1977), Todd Bertuzzi (1975), Marty Turco (1975), Marc-André Gragnani (1987), and Jay Bouwmeester (1983).

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