Jack Arena

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]

Jack Arena
Current position
TitleHead coach (ice hockey)
TeamAmherst
ConferenceNESCAC
Record452–332–65
Biographical details
Alma materAmherst College
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
Ice hockey
1983–presentAmherst
Golf
1994–presentAmherst
Head coaching record
Overall452–332–65 (ice hockey)
Accomplishments and honors
Awards
2012 Edward Jeremiah Award
2015 Edward Jeremiah Award

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]

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See also

References
  1. "How Jack Arena '83 Became Great - Amherst College". amherst.edu.
  2. "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.
Awards and achievements
Preceded by
Tim Coghlin
Chris Schultz		 Edward Jeremiah Award
2011–12
2014–15		 Succeeded by
Matt Loen
Chris Schultz/Peter Belisle
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