Jason Spezza
November 22, 2007
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Jason Spezza of the Ottawa Senators has been one of the most talked about hockey players in Canada since his exceptional play at the peewee level at the age of 15. Spezza played in the OHL that year for Brampton and became the youngest player ever to participate in the 1999 OHL All-Star Game. He played for Canada in the World Junior Championships the following year, joining Wayne Gretzky, Jay Bouwmeester and Eric Lindros as one of only four players to take part in that event at the age of 16.
Scouts around the NHL were submitting raving reports of Spezza’s achievements and he was quickl picked up 2nd overall by the Ottawa Senators in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. His NHL debut against the Boston Bruins saw him earn an assist and his first goal came only 5 days later against the Philadelphia Flyers.
Expectations of the 6.3 210 lb star increased as the Senators performed better and better and the hope of a Stanley Cup is high in Ottawa going into the 2007-08 season; much of that hope rests of the big shoulders of Jason Spezza.
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