The Rangers though were no match for the London Knights, who won the series in four games. Kitchener once again had another very solid season in 2012–13, finishing with a 39-20-1-8 record, earning 87 points and third place in the Midwest Division. In the opening round of the playoffs, the Rangers defeated their rivals, the Guelph Storm in five games, before losing to the London Knights in five games in the second round. On July 3, 2013, Spott resigned as head coach and general manager of the Rangers. American Hockey League On July 3, 2013, Spott was named head coach of the Toronto Marlies, the AHL affiliate of the Toronto Maple Leafs. Spott played for the Maple Leafs former AHL affiliate, the Newmarket Saints, during the 1990–91 season. National Hockey League Spott would leave the Marlies after a season, leading them to the Western Conference Finals, as he joined the Toronto Maple Leafs as an assistant coach, serving under Randy Carlyle. He was relieved of his duties on April 12, 2015, one day after the 2014–15 regular season ended, along with General Manager Dave Nonis, Head Coach Peter Horachek, Chris Dennis and goaltending coach Rick St. Croix. On August 24, 2015, the San Jose Sharks announced that Spott had been hired as an assistant coach. On December 11, 2019, Spott and head coach Peter DeBoer were fired by the Sharks. Spott was named an assistant coach for the Vegas Golden Knights on January 28, 2020, reuniting him with DeBoer. On May 16, 2022, Spott was fired by the Vegas Golden Knights. On July 1, 2022, Spott was hired as an assistant coach by the Dallas Stars. International During the 2010 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships, Spott was a member of the coaching staff that captured a silver medal during the tournament. Spott also worked with Hockey Canada during other tournaments, such as the 2011 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament, where Spott and the Canadian team won the gold medal. On May 18, 2012, Spott was named coach of the Canadian national under-20 team for the 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. After leading Canada to a 4-0-0 record in the round-robin, the club lost to the United States 5–1 in the semi-final, then suffered a 6–5 loss to Russia in the bronze medal game, as Canada finished in fourth place in the tournament. Coaching record OHL AHL Personal life Spott lives