Kammala jumla mai zuwa: A matsayin matashi, Sprukts ya taka leda a gasar Quebec ta Duniya ta Pee-Wee Hockey ta 1996 tare da tawagar daga Riga. Panthers ne suka zaba shi a zagaye na takwas, #234 gaba daya, a cikin
Zaɓin shiga NHL na 2000.