Jason Spezza

Age 39 Jun 13, 1983

Toronto CAN

Center shoots right

6'3" 191 cm

216 lbs 98 kg

ELC Signing Age 22

Waivers Signing Age 19

UFA Year 2010

Agent Richard Curran

Draft Year 2001
Drafted Overall 2
Draft Round 1
Draft Team

No contract for upcoming season.
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Career Earnings: $92,945,000

Transaction History

May 29, 2022	Jason Spezza \| Spezza announced his retirement Sunday after playing 19 seasons with Ottawa, Dallas, and Toronto.
May 6, 2022	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza skated on the fourth line at practice Friday and could be entering the lineup in place of Wayne Simmonds for Game 3, reports Mark Masters of TSN.
Apr 15, 2022	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza has been a healthy scratch four times in the Leafs' last seven games.
Mar 7, 2022	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza notched an assist in Monday's 5-4 win over the Columbus Blue Jackets.
Feb 21, 2022	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza recorded an assist and two PIM in Monday's 5-2 loss to the Montreal Canadiens.
Feb 14, 2022	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza contributed a power-play assist in Monday's 6-2 win over the Seattle Kraken.
Feb 12, 2022	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza added an assist in a 3-2 loss to the Vancouver Canucks on Saturday.
Jan 31, 2022	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza scored a goal and added two PIM in Monday's 6-4 win over the New Jersey Devils.
Jan 29, 2022	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza notched an assist in Saturday's 7-4 win over the Detroit Red Wings.
Jan 1, 2022	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza notched an assist and three shots on goal in Saturday's 6-0 win over the Ottawa Senators.
Dec 27, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza cleared COVID-19 protocol and practiced Monday, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.
Dec 17, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza entered the NHL's COVID-19 protocols on Friday.
Dec 17, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| The NHL shortened Spezza's suspension from six games to four.
Dec 8, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza and the NHLPA have appealed the 38-year-old's six-game suspension.
Dec 7, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza was suspended six games Tuesday for kneeing the Winnipeg Jets' Neal Pionk on Sunday.
Dec 7, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza (not injury related) is not in Tuesday's lineup versus the Columbus Blue Jackets, David Alter of The Hockey News reports.
Dec 6, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza will have an in-person hearing with the Department of Player Safety for kneeing the Winnipeg Jets' Neal Pionk, the league announced Monday.
Dec 4, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza scored twice and added an assist in a 4-3 overtime loss to the Minnesota Wild.
Nov 24, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza scored a power-play goal on two shots in Wednesday's 6-2 win over the Los Angeles Kings.
Oct 23, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza scored a goal on two shots and had two PIM in Saturday's 7-1 loss to the Pittsburgh Penguins.
Oct 14, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza notched a goal and an assist in Thursday's 3-2 loss to the Ottawa Senators.
Jun 16, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza signed a one-year contract extension with the Toronto Maple Leafs on Wednesday.
May 31, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza produced an assist in Monday's 3-1 loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 7.
May 29, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza scored a goal on two shots and blocked two shots in Saturday's 3-2 overtime loss to the Montreal Canadiens in Game 6.
May 25, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza picked up a goal and an assist with two shots in Tuesday's 4-0 victory over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 4.
May 22, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza scored a goal on a team-leading five shots and added two hits in Saturday's 5-1 win over the Montreal Canadiens in Game 2.
May 6, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza managed an assist in Thursday's 5-2 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Apr 28, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza had two assists and two shots in a 4-1 victory over the Montreal Canadiens on Wednesday.
Apr 5, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza scored a goal on two shots in Monday's 5-3 win over the Calgary Flames.
Apr 3, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza picked up an assist and scored the shootout winner in Friday's 2-1 victory over the Winnipeg Jets.
Mar 20, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza scored the game-winning goal Saturday in a 2-0 victory over the Calgary Flames.
Mar 3, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza dished out three assists with two shots in Wednesday's 6-1 victory over the Edmonton Oilers. He also went 8-4 (66.7 percent) on faceoffs.
Feb 20, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza posted an assist and two hits in Saturday's 5-3 win over the Montreal Canadiens.
Feb 8, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza was promoted from the taxi squad and will play in Monday's game versus the Vancouver Canucks.
Feb 7, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza was demoted to the taxi squad Sunday, CBS Sports reports.
Feb 6, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza is back on the active roster and listed on the fourth line for Saturday's game versus the Vancouver Canucks.
Feb 6, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza was assigned to Toronto's taxi squad Friday, per CBS.
Feb 4, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza scored three times, including one on the power play, on five shots Thursday in a 7-3 win over the Vancouver Canucks. He also went 7-3 in the faceoff circle for good measure.
Feb 4, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| The Maple Leafs added Spezza to the active roster and he's expected to suit up in Thursday's game against the Vancouver Canucks, per CBS Sports.
Feb 1, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza was designated for the taxi squad Sunday, TSN reports.
Jan 28, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza scored a goal on four shots and added an assist in Thursday's 4-3 win over the Edmonton Oilers.
Jan 25, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza (rest) will not suit up Tuesday against the Calgary Flames, Lance Hornby of The Toronto Sun reports.
Jan 17, 2021	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza was waived by the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday, Sportsnet's Chris Johnston reports.
Oct 5, 2020	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Jason Spezza \| Spezza inked a one-year, $700,000 contract with Toronto on Monday.
Oct 5, 2020	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Signed C Jason Spezza to a one-year, $700,000 contract extension.
Jul 1, 2019	Toronto Maple Leafs \| Signed C Jason Spezza to a one-year, $700,000 contract.
Feb 14, 2017	Dallas Stars \| Activated C Jason Spezza from injured reserve.
Feb 3, 2017	Dallas Stars \| Placed C Jason Spezza on IR.
Feb 18, 2016	Dallas Stars \| Activated C Jason Spezza from injured reserve.
Nov 21, 2014	Dallas Stars \| Signed C Jason Spezza to a four-year, $30 million contract extension.
Jul 1, 2014	Dallas Stars \| Ottawa Senators Acquired C Jason Spezza and LW Ludwig Karlsson from the Dallas Stars for RW Alex Chiasson, LW Alexander Guptill, D Nicholas Paul and a 2015 second-round draft pick ater traded to New Jersey - New Jersey selected Mackenzie Blackwood).

Current Stats
Career Stats

Regular Season Stats

Jason Spezza	GP	G	A	P	+/-	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60
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Career Stats

	Season	Team	League	GP	G	A	TP	PIM	TOI	GF%	DFF%	Rel DFF%	CF%	Rel CF%	G60	P60	Playoffs	GP	G	A	TP	PIM
	1997-1998	Toronto Marlboros U15 AAA	GTHL U15	54	53	61	114	42
	1998-1999	Brampton Battalion	OHL	67	22	49	71	18
	1998-1999	Team Canada	International	7	0	2	2	2
	1999-2000	Mississauga IceDogs	OHL	52	24	37	61	33
	1999-2000	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	0	2	2	2
	1999-2000	Team Canada	International	8	6	4	10	12
Draft Yr	2000-2001	Mississauga IceDogs	OHL	15	7	23	30	11
Draft Yr	2000-2001	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	41	36	50	86	32									Playoffs	9	4	5	9	0
Draft Yr	2000-2001	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	3	3	6	2
	2001-2002	Windsor Spitfires	OHL	27	19	26	45	16
	2001-2002	Belleville Bulls	OHL	26	23	37	60	26									Playoffs	11	5	6	11	0
	2001-2002	Canada U20	WJC-20	7	0	4	4	8
	2002-2003	Ottawa Senators	NHL	33	7	14	21	8									Playoffs	3	1	1	2	0
	2002-2003	Binghamton Senators	AHL	43	22	32	54	71									Playoffs	2	1	2	3	0
	2003-2004	Ottawa Senators	NHL	78	22	33	55	71									Playoffs	3	0	0	0	0
	2004-2005	Binghamton Senators	AHL	80	32	85	117	50									Playoffs	6	1	3	4	0
	2005-2006	Ottawa Senators	NHL	68	19	71	90	33									Playoffs	10	5	9	14	0
	2006-2007	Ottawa Senators	NHL	67	34	53	87	45									Playoffs	20	7	15	22	0
	2007-2008	Ottawa Senators	NHL	76	34	58	92	66	1,134	62.30	52.71	3.36	52.86	2.56	1.06	2.75	Playoffs	4	0	1	1	0
	2007-2008	Canada	WC	9	1	2	3	0
	2008-2009	Ottawa Senators	NHL	82	32	41	73	79	1,161	47.62	50.30	2.59	51.17	3.49	0.88	1.91
	2008-2009	Canada	WC	9	7	4	11	2
	2009-2010	Ottawa Senators	NHL	60	23	34	57	20	831	52.00	51.61	-0.34	49.33	-2.18	0.72	2.02	Playoffs	6	1	6	7	0
	2010-2011	Ottawa Senators	NHL	62	21	36	57	28	858	50.00	49.84	3.58	50.76	2.46	0.84	2.31
	2010-2011	Canada	WC	7	4	3	7	4
	2011-2012	Ottawa Senators	NHL	80	34	50	84	36	1,208	54.31	47.63	-1.80	52.50	1.30	0.94	2.53	Playoffs	7	3	2	5	0
	2012-2013	Ottawa Senators	NHL	5	2	3	5	2	70	100.00	54.32	-7.19	55.33	-1.90	0.00	1.72	Playoffs	3	0	1	1	0
	2012-2013	Rapperswil-Jona	NL	28	9	21	30	12
	2012-2013	Team Canada	Spengler Cup	4	2	2	4	2
	2013-2014	Ottawa Senators	NHL	75	23	43	66	46	1,002	42.11	46.75	-1.52	51.68	-0.53	0.78	2.22
	2014-2015	Dallas Stars	NHL	82	17	45	62	28	1,039	53.19	54.40	2.20	54.57	2.83	0.69	1.73
	2014-2015	Canada	WC	10	6	8	14	2
	2015-2016	Dallas Stars	NHL	75	33	30	63	22	949	58.90	54.82	2.76	54.49	2.70	1.33	2.15	Playoffs	13	5	8	13	0
	2016-2017	Dallas Stars	NHL	68	15	35	50	29	857	46.51	46.83	-5.50	49.22	-1.21	0.77	1.89
	2017-2018	Dallas Stars	NHL	78	8	18	26	12	823	47.17	54.70	1.93	52.32	1.77	0.29	1.02
	2018-2019	Dallas Stars	NHL	76	8	19	27	29	810	42.00	47.99	-3.05	49.19	1.64	0.44	1.04	Playoffs	11	3	2	5	0
	2019-2020	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	58	9	16	25	18	546	51.00	50.90	-1.40	50.50	-1.70	0.77	1.98	Playoffs	5	0	0	0	0
	2020-2021	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	54	10	20	30	6	465	55.80	51.40	-4.80	51.10	-0.20	1.03	3.10	Playoffs	7	3	2	5	0
	2021-2022	Toronto Maple Leafs	NHL	71	12	13	25	26	635	52.50	51.90	-3.80	50.70	-3.40	0.66	1.23	Playoffs	5	0	1	1	0
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Contract History

Signing Team

Signing Date June 16, 2021
Signing Status UFA
Agent Richard Curran

Standard Contract | 1 Years $750,000 0.92% of cap space

	2021-2022
Cap Hit	$750,000	UFA
AAV	$750,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$750,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$750,000
Minors Salary	$750,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date October 5, 2020
Signing Status UFA
Agent Richard Curran

Standard Contract | 1 Years $700,000 0.86% of cap space

	2020-2021
Cap Hit	$700,000	UFA
AAV	$700,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$700,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$700,000
Minors Salary	$700,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 1, 2019
Signing Status UFA
Agent Richard Curran

Standard Contract | 1 Years $700,000 0.86% of cap space

	2019-2020
Cap Hit	$700,000	UFA
AAV	$700,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$700,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$700,000
Minors Salary	$700,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date November 21, 2014
Signing Status UFA
Agent Richard Curran

Standard Contract | 4 Years $30,000,000 10.50% of cap space

	2015-2016	2016-2017	2017-2018	2018-2019
Cap Hit	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	UFA
AAV	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000
Minors Salary	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000	$7,500,000
Clauses	NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date November 2, 2007
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 7 Years $49,000,000 12.35% of cap space

	2008-2009	2009-2010	2010-2011	2011-2012	2012-2013	2013-2014	2014-2015
Cap Hit	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	UFA
AAV	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000	$7,000,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Base Salary	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$5,000,000	$4,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0	$0
Total Salary	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$5,000,000	$4,000,000
Minors Salary	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$8,000,000	$5,000,000	$4,000,000
Clauses			NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC	M-NTC NMC
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date July 3, 2006
Signing Status RFA

Standard Contract | 2 Years $9,000,000 10.23% of cap space

	2006-2007	2007-2008
Cap Hit	$4,500,000	$4,500,000	RFA
AAV	$4,500,000	$4,500,000
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$4,000,000	$5,000,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$4,000,000	$5,000,000
Minors Salary	$4,000,000	$5,000,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Signing Team

Signing Date August 12, 2005

Standard Contract | 1 Years $1,100,000 2.82% of cap space

	2005-2006
Cap Hit	$1,100,000	RFA
AAV	$1,100,000
Performance Bonuses	$0
Base Salary	$1,100,000
Signing Bonuses	$0
Total Salary	$1,100,000
Minors Salary	$1,100,000
Clauses
UFA Year

Entry Level Contract | 2 Years

	2002-2003	2003-2004
Cap Hit	$0	$0
AAV	$0	$0
Performance Bonuses	$0	$0
Base Salary	$1,130,000	$565,000
Signing Bonuses	$0	$0
Total Salary	$1,130,000	$565,000
Minors Salary	$0	$0
Clauses
UFA Year