 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.Spott lives in San Jose, California while his wife Lisa and their two children, a son and a daughter live in Toronto.