Career
He is well known for being offensively gifted and for his long dark hair. Early career
He started his career with Lillehammer in the 2002-2003 GET-ligaen season, where he played two seasons before moving to Trondheim Black Panthers before the 2004-2005 season. Moving abroad
In 2005, he signed with the Swedish Studies in English Literature-team Brynäs, where he played two and a half seasons before moving to Germany and the Duisburg Foxes of the DEL in early 2008.
Back home
On 30 September 2008, Spets decided to move back to Norway to play for Vålerenga Ishockey.
Spets was traded to Lørenskog in 2010. Spets also has a younger brother named Vegard who played most of his junior career with Lillehammer but will play for Rosenborg starting in the 2011-2012 season.
Spets has played for the Norway national ice hockey team since 2005. He has also played in national youth teams from the age of 17.
In 2010, he played for Norway at the Winter Olympics in Vancouver.