Joe Thornton
NHL All-Star, Hart & Art Ross Trophy winner
About Spero Performance
Supported by a team of expert coaches and a high-performance training environment, we help athletes build strength, speed, and resilience at every stage of their career.
300+Pro Athletes Trained
6,000Sq Ft Facility
35+Years Coaching
10,000+Youth Athletes Developed
Spero Mantzavrakos
Sports Performance Director
With over 35 years of elite coaching experience, Spero Mantzavrakos has trained hundreds of professional and Hall of Fame athletes across major leagues, while helping 10,000+ youth athletes reach the next level.
Supported by a team of experienced coaches and a training environment built for serious development, Spero Performance helps the next generation of athletes raise their standard, on and off the ice, field, or pitch.
“The standard is the standard: coaching that meets athletes where they are and takes them where they want to go.”
Organizations we worked with
Staff and consulting roles across pro and national programs. 35+ years coaching.
New York Islanders
NHL - HEAD S&C
Florida Panthers
NHL - CONSULTING
Philadelphia Flyers
NHL - CONSULTING
Columbus Blue Jackets
NHL - CONSULTING
Amur Khabarovsk
KHL - HEAD S&C
Kun Lun Red Star
KHL - CONSULTING
London Knights
OHL - HEAD S&C
CS
Canada Games East Soccer
NATL - HEAD S&C (SOCCER)
Vladivostok Admirals
KHL - CONSULTING
London Badgers
BASEBALL - CONSULTING
Long Island Gulls
MINOR HOCKEY - CONSULTING
New York Apple Core
MINOR HOCKEY - CONSULTING
Logos and marks belong to their respective organizations.
Hall of Famers
Stanley Cup winners. Pro-Bowlers. Standout careers.
Corey Perry
Stanley Cup champion, Hart Trophy winner
Nazem Kadri
Stanley Cup champion, NHL All-Star
Jeff Carter
Stanley Cup champion, two-time Olympic gold medallist
Brian Campbell
Stanley Cup champion, NHL All-Star
Jamie Romak
MLB veteran, KBO Korean Series champion
Athletes Spero has worked with
A partial list of pros and high-level players across leagues, filter by league to explore.
NHL
Joe Thornton
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Corey Perry
NHL
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Jeff Carter
NHL
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Brian Campbell
NHL
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Chris Kelly
NHL
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Patrick Maroon
NHL
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Marc Methot
NHL
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Danny Syvret
NHL
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Dan Girardi
NHL
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Michael Peca
NHL
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Alexei Yashin
NHL
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Alexei Ponikarovsky
NHL
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Ilya Kovalchuk
NHL
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Jared McCann
NHL
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Nazem Kadri
NHL
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Dennis Wideman
NHL
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Jason Blake
NHL
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Evgenii Dadonov
NHL
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Adrian Aucoin
NHL
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Jaden Schwartz
NHL
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Zack MacEwen
NHL
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Anton Volchenkov
NHL
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Mike Van Ryn
NHL
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Ryan Graves
NHL
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Andre Orlovsky
NHL
NFL
Elvis Dumervil
NFL
CFL
Daryl Stephenson
CFL
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AJ Franklin
CFL
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Matt O'Meara
CFL
MLB
Jamie Romak
MLB
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Coaches, partners, and specialists.
On-site physiotherapy, sport yoga, medical advisory, and skills coaches who've coached at the highest levels of their sport. Meet the people building Spero Performance.
Meet the team- Strength Coaches
- Pro Function Physio
- Sport Yoga
- Football Skills Coaches
- Dr. Marie-Eve LeBel
- Mental Performance
Code of Conduct.
Spero Performance is a high-performance environment. Every athlete on the floor is expected to take training seriously, respect the facility, and give a good effort, pro or beginner, no exceptions.
- Take training seriously
- Respect the facility
- Respect coaches and athletes
- Be on time
- Use equipment correctly
- When in doubt, ask
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