Whakaotihia te rerenga e whai ake nei: I muri i te tīmatanga o tana mahi rangatahi nui i te 15 o ona tau i te Rōpū Hockey o Ontario (OHL), i whiriwhiria a Spezza hei tuarua i te katoa i roto i te
2001 NHL Entry Draft na nga Ottawa Senators, i te mutunga ka mahi hei rangatira o to raatau roopu whai muri i te wehenga o Daniel Alfredsson. I te takaro i te American Hockey League (AHL) i te 2004<unk>05 na te raka o te NHL, i wini ia i te Tohu Les Cunningham hei MVP o te riiki me nga Binghamton Senators. I te tau 2005-06, i whakaturia e Spezza he rekoata raihana Ottawa Senators me te 71 awhina, i te wa e pa ana ki te tohu 90-tohu mo te tuatahi o nga wa e rua i roto i tana mahi NHL.