# Jack Arena

Jack Arena is an American ice hockey coach. 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.
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.
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.

## College head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Amherst Lord Jeffs (ECAC 3) (1983–1985) ||||||
| 1983–84 | Amherst | 17–6–1 | 13–1–0 | 1st | ECAC 3 Runner–Up |
| 1984–85 | Amherst | 15–8–1 | 12–3–1 | 5th | ECAC 3 Semifinals |
| Amherst: | Amherst: | 32–14–2 | 25–4–1 | | |
| Amherst Lord Jeffs (ECAC North/South) (1985–1992) ||||||
| 1985–86 | Amherst | 11–12–0 | 8–7–0 | 15th | ECAC South Quarterfinals |
| 1986–87 | Amherst | 7–16–0 | 5–10–0 | T–20th | |
| 1987–88 | Amherst | 5–17–1 | 5–11–1 | 23rd | |
| 1988–89 | Amherst | 16–12–0 | 10–6–0 | 14th | ECAC South Semifinals |
| 1989–90 | Amherst | 11–11–1 | 11–7–0 | T–9th | ECAC South Quarterfinals |
| 1990–91 | Amherst | 13–12–1 | 11–7–0 | 8th | ECAC South Runner-Up |
| 1991–92 | Amherst | 13–11–2 | 10–4–1 | 4th | ECAC North/South Champion |
| Amherst: | Amherst: | 76–91–5 | 60–52–2 | | |
| Amherst Lord Jeffs (ECAC East) (1992–1999) ||||||
| 1992–93 | Amherst | 12–9–2 | 1–8–2 | 18th | |
| 1993–94 | Amherst | 6–14–2 | 5–10–2 | T–12th | |
| 1994–95 | Amherst | 6–15–1 | 4–12–1 | 14th | |
| 1995–96 | Amherst | 17–9–0 | 13–6–0 | 6th | ECAC East Champion |
| 1996–97 | Amherst | 14–10–1 | 11–7–1 | 6th | ECAC East Quarterfinals |
| 1997–98 | Amherst | 10–12–1 | 8–12–1 | 13th | ECAC East Quarterfinals |
| 1998–99 | Amherst | 19–5–0 | 14–3–0 | 2nd | NCAA Quarterfinals |
| Amherst: | Amherst: | 84–74–7 | 56–58–7 | | |
| Amherst Lord Jeffs (NESCAC) (1999–2015) ||||||
| 1999–00 | Amherst | 15–6–3 | 11–4–2 | 5th | NESCAC Quarterfinals |
| 2000–01 | Amherst | 18–5–3 | 12–2–3 | 2nd | NESCAC Runner-Up |
| 2001–02 | Amherst | 6–14–5 | 6–9–4 | 2nd | NESCAC Quarterfinals |
| 2002–03 | Amherst | 7–13–5 | 7–8–4 | T–6th | NESCAC Quarterfinals |
| 2003–04 | Amherst | 11–11–3 | 6–10–2 | 8th | NESCAC Quarterfinals |
| 2004–05 | Amherst | 13–10–2 | 11–6–2 | 5th | NESCAC Quarterfinals |
| 2005–06 | Amherst | 12–12–1 | 9–9–1 | 6th | NESCAC Quarterfinals |
| 2006–07 | Amherst | 14–10–1 | 10–8–1 | 5th | NESCAC Semifinals |
| 2007–08 | Amherst | 14–9–3 | 11–6–2 | 4th | NESCAC Semifinals |
| 2008–09 | Amherst | 22–5–1 | 16–2–1 | 1st | NCAA Quarterfinals |
| 2009–10 | Amherst | 16–5–4 | 11–4–4 | 4th | NESCAC Quarterfinals |
| 2010–11 | Amherst | 12–9–4 | 10–6–3 | T–3rd | NESCAC Quarterfinals |
| 2011–12 | Amherst | 24–4–1 | 17–1–0 | 1st | NCAA Frozen Four |
| 2012–13 | Amherst | 15–7–3 | 11–5–2 | T–4th | NESCAC Quarterfinals |
| 2013–14 | Amherst | 16–8–3 | 12–4–2 | 2nd | NESCAC Runner-Up |
| 2014–15 | Amherst | 22–5–2 | 14–4–0 | 2nd | NCAA Frozen Four |
| Amherst: | Amherst: | 237–133–44 | 174–88–33 | | |
| Amherst (NESCAC) (2015–2017) ||||||
| 2015–16 | Amherst | 11–12–4 | 7–8–3 | 6th | NESCAC Runner-Up |
| 2016–17 | Amherst | 14–7–3 | 9–6–2 | 5th | NESCAC Quarterfinals |
| Amherst: | Amherst: | 25–19–7 | 16–14–5 | | |
| Amherst Mammoths (NESCAC) (2017–present) ||||||
| 2017–18 | Amherst | 11–9–5 | 8–5–5 | T–3rd | NESCAC Quarterfinals |
| 2018–19 | Amherst | 15–7–4 | 10–4–4 | 3rd | NESCAC Runner-Up |
| 2019–20 | Amherst | 9–12–4 | 7–8–3 | T–5th | NESCAC Quarterfinals |
| Amherst: | Amherst: | 35–28–13 | 25–17–12 | | |
| Total: | 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 ||||||