Born in Australia, Spence moved to Osaka, Japan at a young age where there he began skating and playing hockey. After roughly a decade in Japan, Spence and his family packed up and moved to Cornwall, Prince Edward Island, Canada in part to help Jordan pursue his hockey career. Not knowing English when coming to North America, Spence used the game of hockey to learn the language by communicating with his teammates and coaches.
Credited for his success in hockey, Spence points to his parents.
"My parents have helped me a lot through my journey to get where I am today. Moving to Canada, and supporting me, I really appreciate what they've done and continue to do for me."
Beginning the year with the Ontario Reign, Spence put up 42 points (4-38=42) in just 46 games. Then, after a flurry of injuries to Mikey Anderson, Tobias Bjornfot, Drew Doughty, Alexander Edler, Matt Roy and Sean Walker, Spence was called up to the Kings on March 9th. Spence made his debut with the Kings in front of his family on March 10th at Crypto.com Arena against the San Jose Sharks, logging 14:23 time on ice.
Two weeks later, Spence netted his first career NHL goal on March 26th, ripping home a slap shot from the point, scoring the eventual game-winning goal against the Seattle Kraken in a 4-2 win. After the game, Spence was asked what he would do with the puck. Without hesitation, Spence responded saying that puck is going to his family.
"I'm going to give it to my parents," he said. "They've sacrificed so much and done so many things for me. It's really cool for me to score my first goal in the NHL, but I think it's more special to them. I want to give [my first NHL goal] puck to my parents as a thank you for everything they've done for me."
