Editing Jason Spezza (section)

==Early life==
Spezza was born on June 13, 1983, in [[Mississauga]], [[Ontario]].<ref>{{cite news |last1=Robb |first1=Peter |title=Jason Spezza: A timeline |url=https://ottawacitizen.com/sports/hockey/jason-spezza-a-timeline/ |access-date=April 3, 2020 |publisher=Ottawa Citizen |date=June 26, 2014}}</ref> He was born to [[Italian people|Italian]] parents Rino and Donna Spezza along with twin siblings Michelle and Matthew. Growing up in the [[Toronto]] area, he watched the [[Toronto Maple Leafs]], but has cited [[Mario Lemieux]] as his favourite player as a child.<ref>{{cite web|title=Ottawa's Jason Spezza:A Spezzial Senator |publisher=National Hockey League |url=http://www.nhl.com/kids/youngstar/spezza.html |date=December 24, 2003 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20060430012556/http://www.nhl.com/kids/youngstar/spezza.html |archive-date=April 30, 2006 }}</ref> Spezza attended [[St. Michael's College School]].

At age one, Spezza won a baby contest and began his youth [[Model (person)|modelling]] career. The victory resulted in Spezza becoming the poster boy for ''[[Baby (musical)|Baby]]'', a [[Broadway theatre|Broadway]] musical that played at Toronto's [[O'Keefe Centre]] in the summer of 1984. At age five, Spezza was chosen for a [[Minute Maid]] commercial. Two years later, he modelled clothing for stores [[Woolco]] and [[Kmart (United States)|Kmart]].<ref>{{cite news |title=Jason Spezza: From Sens' cute baby to whipping boy to hero |url=https://www.theglobeandmail.com/opinion/jason-spezza-from-sens-cute-baby-to-whipping-boy-to-hero/article547091/ |access-date=April 3, 2020 |publisher=Globe and Mail |date=February 17, 2012}}</ref>