Spezza talks about not achieving his goal of winning the Stanley Cup in his 19-year career
It's every young hockey player's dream to one day make the NHL and compete for a Stanley Cup Championship, but very few are actually able to achieve that goal. Even players who do make the NHL and go on to have very decorated, even legendary careers can fall short. Players like Joe Thornton, Roberto Luongo, Jarome Iginla and, even further back, Marcel Dionne have been close, but just couldn't quite get it done. Now Jason Spezza knows what that feels like.
While Spezza was never able to hoist Lord Stanley's Cup over his head as a player, he is looking forward to embarking on the mission of winning a Cup as an NHL executive, though he admits that it may not feel too great to hang up the skates without getting a ring over a 19-year career, he remains fired up about the possibility of getting the job done in different capacity.
"I don't think I can ever put into words how much it means to me to try to win a Stanley Cup. There's definitely a huge void in my heart and my career without having been able to win it. I've had many sleepless nights over the course of my career wondering what I can do different and what I need to do differently and how I need to change to win a Stanley Cup and then to not win a Stanley Cup as a player is very difficult. It's my life work, hockey. And to not be a champion in it is hard. But I think that will help me drive towards wanting to stay in the game, too. It'll never feel maybe the same as being a player but I'm going to try to win a Stanley Cup as an executive and as part of the organization now and that'll keep me driven."
-Jason Spezza on his plans of winning a Cup as an executive
-Jason Spezza on his plans of winning a Cup as an executive
| POLL | ||
29 MAI | 314 ANSWERS Spezza talks about not achieving his goal of winning the Stanley Cup in his 19-year career Will Jason Spezza win a Cup with the Leafs as an executive in the next few seasons? | ||
| Yes | 193 | 61.5 % |
| No | 37 | 11.8 % |
| I hope so - Spezza deserves it | 84 | 26.8 % |
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