Spott, 54, joins the Stars after spending parts of the last three seasons as an assistant coach with the Vegas Golden Knights. Prior to his time in Vegas, he also served alongside DeBoer from 2015-19 with the San Jose Sharks.
Before joining the Sharks, Spott spent two seasons with the Toronto Maple Leafs organization from 2013-15. He was an assistant coach with the Maple Leafs during the 2014-15 campaign and was the head coach of Toronto Marlies (AHL) for the 2013-14 season. He posted a 45-25-6 record as the bench boss for the Marlies, leading the club to the Northern Division crown and an appearance in the Western Conference Finals against the Texas Stars.
The native of Toronto, Ontario also coached for the Kitchener Rangers and Plymouth Whalers of the Ontario Hockey League (OHL). Spott spent four seasons as an assistant coach on DeBoer's staff in Plymouth before joining him in Kitchener for the 2001-02 season, where he served for seven seasons as an assistant coach. Spott was appointed as head coach of Kitchener in 2008 following DeBoer's departure for the Florida Panthers and earned a 187-121-32 record. He qualified for the postseason in four of his five seasons, including two appearances in the Western Conference Final. Internationally, Spott has earned two gold medals with Team Canada at the Under-18 Ivan Hlinka Memorial Tournament in 2008 as an assistant coach and 2011 as a head coach, and a silver medal at the 2010 World Junior Championship also as an assistant.
Spott played collegiate hockey at Colgate University from 1986-90, totaling 148 points (75-73=148) in 131 career games, and two seasons of professional hockey with 35 points (17-18=35).
He and his wife Lisa, have two children: Tyler and Emma.
Nasreddine, 46, joins the Stars organization after spending the previous seven seasons as an assistant coach with the New Jersey Devils. Hired by New Jersey ahead of the 2015-16 season for his first coaching role in the NHL, he served as an assistant coach under John Hynes until assuming the role of interim Head Coach partway through the 2019-20 campaign, during which time he earned a 19-16-8 record in 43 games as bench boss of the Devils. Following the 2019-20 season, Nasreddine was retained as an assistant coach, serving in the role through the end of the 2021-22 season.
The native of Montreal, Quebec began his coaching career in 2010-11 as an assistant coach with the Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins of the American Hockey League. In his first season with the team in 2010-11, he helped the Penguins win the club's first Macgregor Kilpatrick Trophy as AHL regular-season champions after posting a 58-21-0-1 record. Focusing on defensive groups, Nasreddine coached his teams to the best defense in the AHL in four of his five seasons with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, allowing the fewest goals against in the League during the 2010-11, 2012-13, 2013-14 and 2014-15 campaigns.
Originally selected by the Florida Panthers in the sixth round (135th overall) of the 1993 NHL Draft, the former defenseman recorded five points (1-4=5) in 74 career NHL regular-season games over parts of five seasons with Chicago, Montreal, the New York Islanders and Pittsburgh. He also appeared in 726 career regular-season AHL games, logging 136 points (29-107=136) over 12 seasons with Carolina, Portland, Fredericton, Quebec, Hamilton, Bridgeport and Wilkes-Barre/Scranton. Additionally, Nasreddine earned 16 points (5-11=16) in 104 career AHL postseason contests, reaching the Calder Cup Final twice, both times with Wilkes-Barre/Scranton, in 2004 and 2008.
He and his wife Josiane have three children: sons Alec and Loic, and daughter Kaelle.
