Brian Roy "Spinner" Spencer - Born September 3, 1949 in Fort St. James, British Columbia – Died June 3, 1988 in Riviera Beach, Florida, was a Canadian/American Ice Hockey left winger.

- Prince of Wales Trophy Champion 1975 with Buffalo Sabres.

Brian Spencer was drafted in the fifth Round, 55th overall by the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 1969 NHL Entry Draft.

Spencer made his NHL debut with Toronto on March 14, 1970 vs Boston Bruins at Maple Leaf Gardens in a 2-1 Toronto win.

On December 12, 1970, Spencer was to play his first NHL game on television. He telephoned his father Roy in British Columbia to tell him to watch the game that night on Hockey Night in Canada. Spencer was to be interviewed between periods of the game. However, a game featuring the Vancouver Canucks vs the California Golden Seals was aired instead. Infuriated, Roy Spencer drove 135 kilometres (84 mi) to Prince George, where the closest CBC Television station, CKPG-TV, is located. When he arrived, he ordered station staff, at gunpoint, to broadcast the Maple Leafs game instead. The station complied, but as Roy Spencer left the station, he was confronted by the RCMP. After a brief stand-off Roy Spencer was shot and killed.

Spencer continued to play after this dreadful incident, playing the next night in Buffalo, picking up his first NHL points, 2 assists in a 4-0 Toronto win.

Spencer scored his 1st NHL goal vs Don McLeod of Detroit Red Wings at 17:16 of 3rd period on January 2, 1971 at Maple Leaf Gardens in a 13-0 Toronto win. He also had 2 assists in the game.

Spencer scored his 1st NHL hat-trick vs Al Smith of Pittsburgh Penguins on January 9, 1971 at Maple Leaf Gardens in a 5-2 Toronto win.

After 2 seasons with Toronto, the New York Islanders picked Spencer in the NHL expansion draft in June 1972. Spencer was then acquired by the Buffalo Sabres in March 1974. Spencer had his best offensive production in a Sabres uniform when he scored 41 points (12 goals, 29 assists) in 1974–75. Spencer played well in Buffalo and was extremely popular with the fans at Buffalo's Memorial Auditorium. His hustle, aggressive play, and hitting ability was something the fans admired. Spencer developed into a solid two-way player. He would however be dealt to the Pittsburgh Penguins in September 1977.

His offensive production declined as he took on the role of a checking forward with the Penguins. Spencer's last NHL game came in October 1978, after he played 7 games for Pittsburgh. He then finished his playing career in the AHL (Binghamton, Springfield and Hershey) and retired after the 1979–80 season.

Spencer played in 553 regular season NHL games, scoring 80 goals (8 GWG), 143 assists with 634 penalty minutes and 36 NHL playoff games, scoring 1 goal, 45 assists with 29 penalty minutes.

After Hockey, Spencer submerged himself in a life of drugs and violence. In 1987 he was charged with kidnapping and murder and faced the death penalty. Family and friends, including ex-teammates, gathered around him and tried to help. A former teammate from the Buffalo Sabres, Rick Martin, tried to help by testifying as a character witness at his trial. The jury returned a not guilty verdict in March 1988 and Spencer vowed to change his life. Despite the acquittal and a move to Florida, Spencer's life continued to spiral out of control. In almost a similar manner to how his father's life ended, Spencer's life would end the same way three months later: shot and killed at gunpoint, this time in a robbery following a crack cocaine purchase in Riviera Beach, Florida.

Spencer was survived by five children from two marriages, and his twin brother, Byron.

A book on Brian's life - Gross Misconduct: The Life of Spinner Spencer, written by Martin O'Malley, was adapted in 1993 by Atom Egoyan into a made-for-television film in Canada, Gross Misconduct.