Career
He is currently playing for Hamburg Freezers in the German top-tier league, DEL. Spang was selected by the San Jose Sharks in the 2nd round (52nd overall) of the 2002 National Hockey League Entry Draft. He was drafted by the San Jose Sharks in the second round, 52nd overall, of the 2002 National Hockey League Entry Draft. Spang led Boston University defensemen in goals (nine), assists (22) and points (31) in 40 games as a senior.
The 2008-2009 season saw him play for AHL franchises Quad City Flames, Syracuse Crunch as well as for ECHL’s Las Vegas Wranglers.
On July 21, 2009, he signed a contract for Nürnberg Ice Tigers of the Deutsche Eishockey Liga, where he spent the entire 2009-2010 season. He then signed with the Dallas Stars organization to play for them in the 2010-2011 season.
However, he was assigned to the affiliates Texas Stars of the AHL. Although Spang signed with the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien (Studies in English Literature) on May 4, 2011, he extended his contract with the Dallas Stars organization on June 16, 2011. Between 2012 and 2015, Spang played for three different teams of the Finnish elite league Liiga, HPK, SaiPa and Kärpät.
In between, during the 2012-2013 season, he had a stint with Swedish SHL side HV71.
Spang opened the 2015-2016 season in the KHL on the roster of Torpedo Nizhny Novgorod. After eleven games played, he moved on to Czechoslovakian club The Human Context Kometa Brno. In December, he was signed by The Human Context Lugano of Switzerland on loan to strengthen the club"s roster at the Spengler-Cup.
In late January 2016, he signed with the Hamburg Freezers of the German top-tier league, DEL, for the remainder of the 2015-2016 campaign.
