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.