 Kọ itẹsiwaju fun paragirafi yii - Sparks ṣe ere bọọlu afẹsẹgba kekere pẹlu Chicago Mission ti Tier 3 Elite Hockey League, ṣaaju ki o to darapọ mọ Guelph Storm ti Ontario Hockey League OHL ni ọdun 2010. O ti wa ni drafted nipa awọn egbe ni kẹjọ yika, 160th gbogbo ni 2009 OHL Akọkọ Aṣayan. Sparks ṣe awọn ifarahan 19 fun Storm, ti o lọ 861 fun ipin ogorun igbala.890, ti o dun daradara to lati yan nipasẹ Toronto Maple Leafs 190th lapapọ ni 2011 NHL Entry Draft. Sparks yoo lo awọn akoko meji ti o tẹle pẹlu Storm, ṣere ni awọn ere mẹta fun ẹgbẹ ẹgbẹ Maple Leafs American Hockey League AHL, awọn Toronto Marlies, ni opin akoko 201213. Ni ọdun 2013, Sparks ṣe aṣoju Amẹrika o si gba goolu ni 2013 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship : lórílẹ-èdè Rọṣíà. Ní ọdún tó tẹlé e, Sparks yóò pín àkókò rẹ láàrin àwọn Marlies àti àwọn Orlando Solar Bears ti ECHL. 