 However, he was assigned to the affiliates Texas Stars of the AHL.Although Spang signed with the Växjö Lakers Hockey of the Swedish Elitserien (SEL) on May 4, 2011, he extended his contract with the Dallas Stars organization on June 16, 2011.Between 2012 and 2015, Spang played for three different teams of the Finnish elite league Liiga, HPK, SaiPa and Kärpät.