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Jordan Spence

English former footballer
Date of Birth : 24 May, 1990
Place of Birth : Woodford, United Kingdom
Profession : Footballer
Nationality : British
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Jordan Spence is a Japanese–Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman for the Los Angeles Kings of the National Hockey League (NHL). He was drafted in the fourth round, 95th overall, in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft by the Kings.

Playing career

Spence skating in warm-ups on the Los Angeles Kings pride night for the 2021–22 season.
After one season with the Moncton Wildcats of the Quebec Major Junior Hockey League (QMJHL), Spence was drafted in the fourth round, 95th overall, by the Los Angeles Kings in the 2019 NHL Entry Draft. He returned to the Wildcats the following year. On June 3, 2020, the Kings signed Spence to a three-year, entry-level contract.

Spence joined the Kings' American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate, the Ontario Reign to begin the 2021–22 season. He made his NHL debut with the Kings on March 10, 2022 as the first skater with Japanese citizenship to play in the NHL. On March 26, Spence scored his first career NHL goal in a 4–2 win over the Seattle Kraken.

Spence became a full-time member of the Kings in the 2023-24 season, recording 24 points in 71 games. On August 1, 2024, the Kings re-signed Spence to a two-year, $3 million contract with an annual average of $1.5 million.

Personal life

Spence was born in Manly, New South Wales to a Canadian father, Adam, and a Japanese mother, Kyoko, before moving to Osaka, where he first played baseball, as well as hockey under the tutelage of his father at the age of five, before moving to Cornwall, Prince Edward Island at the age of 13 not knowing any English. Before his 20th birthday he was a dual citizen of Canada and Japan and is fluent in English, French, and Japanese.

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