Pedzisa mutsara unotevera: Achiri muduku, Spezza akamiririra chikwata chenyika yeCanada chevaduku kwemakore matatu akatevedzana. Akaita kutanga kwake pa
2000 World Junior Championships, achiva wechitatu chete ane makore gumi nematanhatu ekuita timu muTeam Canada nhoroondo, mushure meWayne Gretzky naEric Lindros (izvi zvakaitwawo gore rimwe chetero nemudziviriri Jay Bouwmeester naSidney Crosby muna 2004). Spezza akapa 2 anobatsira mumitambo 7 sezvo Canada yakabata menduru yebronze. Akadzoka muna 2001 kuti awane menduru yebhuronzi yechipiri yakateedzana, achivandudza kusvika pazvinangwa zvitatu uye zvinobatsira zvitatu. Spezza akazviita kumutambo wegoridhe neCanada mune yake yechitatu uye yekupedzisira World Junior kuoneka muna 2002, asi akarasikirwa neRussia kuti awane sirivha.