Nyora kupfuurira kweiyi ndima - Kupinda mu2001 NHL Entry Draft
Zvaakatumidzwa zita rokuti Top CHL Prospect, Spezza akasarudzwa wechipiri wose neOttawa Senators, mushure mokunge Ilya Kovalchuk asarudzwa neAtlanta Thrashers. Yechipiri sarudzo yakazara pakutanga yaive yeNew York Islanders asi yakatengeswa kuOttawa (pamwe naZdeno Chára naBill Muckalt) mukutsinhana naAlexei Yashin pazuva reDraft. Munguva yezhizha ra2001, Spezza akapfuudza kukokwa kumusasa wezhizha wechikwata chechidiki cheCanada nekuti akati aida kugadzirira musasa wake wekutanga weNHL.