Jack Arena
Current position
TitleHead coach (ice hockey)
TeamAmherst
ConferenceNESCAC
Biographical details
BornRandolph, Massachusetts, USA
Alma materAmherst College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Ice hockey
1983–presentAmherst
Golf
1994–2020Amherst
Head coaching record
Overall489–359–78 (ice hockey)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2012 Edward Jeremiah Award
2015 Edward Jeremiah Award

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. Arena still stands tied for fourth on Amherst's all-time scoring list.[2]

Arena 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.[2][3]

College head coaching record

Statistics overview
Season Team Overall Conference Standing Postseason
Amherst Lord Jeffs (ECAC 3) (1983–1985)
1983–84 Amherst 17–6–113–1–01stECAC 3 Runner–Up
1984–85 Amherst 15–8–112–3–15thECAC 3 Semifinals
Amherst: 32–14–225–4–1
Amherst Lord Jeffs (ECAC North/South) (1985–1992)
1985–86 Amherst 11–12–08–7–015thECAC South Quarterfinals
1986–87 Amherst 7–16–05–10–0T–20th
1987–88 Amherst 5–17–15–11–123rd
1988–89 Amherst 16–12–010–6–014thECAC South Semifinals
1989–90 Amherst 11–11–111–7–0T–9thECAC South Quarterfinals
1990–91 Amherst 13–12–111–7–08thECAC South Runner-Up
1991–92 Amherst 13–11–210–4–14thECAC North/South Champion
Amherst: 76–91–560–52–2
Amherst Lord Jeffs (ECAC East) (1992–1999)
1992–93 Amherst 12–9–21–8–218th
1993–94 Amherst 6–14–25–10–2T–12th
1994–95 Amherst 6–15–14–12–114th
1995–96 Amherst 17–9–013–6–06thECAC East Champion
1996–97 Amherst 14–10–111–7–16thECAC East Quarterfinals
1997–98 Amherst 10–12–18–12–113thECAC East Quarterfinals
1998–99 Amherst 19–5–014–3–02ndNCAA Quarterfinals
Amherst: 84–74–756–58–7
Amherst Lord Jeffs (NESCAC) (1999–2015)
1999–00 Amherst 15–6–311–4–25thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2000–01 Amherst 18–5–312–2–32ndNESCAC Runner-Up
2001–02 Amherst 6–14–56–9–42ndNESCAC Quarterfinals
2002–03 Amherst 7–13–57–8–4T–6thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2003–04 Amherst 11–11–36–10–28thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2004–05 Amherst 13–10–211–6–25thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2005–06 Amherst 12–12–19–9–16thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2006–07 Amherst 14–10–110–8–15thNESCAC Semifinals
2007–08 Amherst 14–9–311–6–24thNESCAC Semifinals
2008–09 Amherst 22–5–116–2–11stNCAA Quarterfinals
2009–10 Amherst 16–5–411–4–44thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2010–11 Amherst 12–9–410–6–3T–3rdNESCAC Quarterfinals
2011–12 Amherst 24–4–117–1–01stNCAA Frozen Four
2012–13 Amherst 15–7–311–5–2T–4thNESCAC Quarterfinals
2013–14 Amherst 16–8–312–4–22ndNESCAC Runner-Up
2014–15 Amherst 22–5–214–4–02ndNCAA Frozen Four
Amherst: 237–133–44174–88–33
Amherst (NESCAC) (2015–2017)
2015–16 Amherst 11–12–47–8–36thNESCAC Runner-Up
2016–17 Amherst 14–7–39–6–25thNESCAC Quarterfinals
Amherst: 25–19–716–14–5
Amherst Mammoths (NESCAC) (2017–present)
2017–18 Amherst 11–9–58–5–5T–3rdNESCAC Quarterfinals
2018–19 Amherst 15–7–410–4–43rdNESCAC Runner-Up
2019–20 Amherst 9–12–47–8–3T–5thNESCAC Quarterfinals
Amherst: 35–28–1325–17–12
Total:489–359–78

      National champion         Postseason invitational champion  
      Conference regular season champion         Conference regular season and conference tournament champion
      Division regular season champion       Division regular season and conference tournament champion
      Conference tournament champion

See also

References

  1. ↑ "How Jack Arena '83 Became Great - Amherst College". amherst.edu.
  2. 1 2 3 "Men's Ice Hockey". Amherst College.
  3. ↑ "American Hockey Coaches Association - JACK ARENA of AMHERST COLLEGE IS NAMED AHCA MEN'S DIVISION III COACH of the YEAR". ahcahockey.com.
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