Jack Arena
 | This biography of a living person includes a list of general references, but it lacks sufficient corresponding inline citations. (September 2014) |
| Current position | |
|---|---|
| Title | Head Coach |
| Team | Amherst College |
| Conference | NESCAC |
| Record | 427–311–58 (hockey) |
| Biographical details | |
| Alma mater | Amherst College |
| Coaching career (HC unless noted) | |
| 1983–present | Amherst College (hockey) |
| 1994–present | Amherst College (golf) |
| Head coaching record | |
| Overall | 427–311–58 (hockey) |
| Accomplishments and honors | |
| Awards | |
| AHCA Division III Coach of the Year (2012, 2015) | |
Jack Arena is an American ice hockey coach.[1] He has spent his career at Amherst College where he has amassed over 400 wins, several ECAC and NESCAC championships, and multiple NCAA Tournament appearances, including two NCAA Final Four appearances. Arena has also been dubbed NESCAC Coach of the Year, New England Hockey Writers ECAC East Coach of the Year, as well as the prestigious Edward Jeremiah Award for National Coach of the Year.[2]
Arena has also served as a coach for Football and Baseball at Amherst, and is currently the head coach of the Golf team as well.
Personal life
Born in Randolph, Massachusetts, Arena attended Milton Academy before heading off to Amherst College as a student. At Amherst, he was a four-year member of both the Men's Ice Hockey and Baseball teams (1979–1983). Arena was hired as head coach for the ice hockey team immediately following his senior year. During his senior year he was awarded the Hobey Baker Award as the best player in the country. Arena still stands tied for fourth on Amherst's all-time scoring list.[2]
He now resides on the campus of the Northfield Mount Hermon School, where he lives with his wife, Diane, and his four children, Emily, Patrick, John and Ellen.
See also
References
- ^ "How Jack Arena '83 Became Great - Amherst College". amherst.edu.
- ^ a b c "Men's Ice Hockey". Amherst College.
- ^ "American Hockey Coaches Association - JACK ARENA of AMHERST COLLEGE IS NAMED AHCA MEN'S DIVISION III COACH of the YEAR". ahcahockey.com.