# Scott Borek

Scott Gordon Borek is an American ice hockey player and coach who has been involved with college hockey for over 35 years. Currently, Borek is the head coach at Merrimack College.

## Career

Borek started his college playing career at Dartmouth in 1981 and had nearly tripled his point production in his sophomore season when a neck injury forced him to end his playing days prematurely. He remained a member of the Big Green by becoming a student assistant the following year and after graduating with a degree in English. He became a full-time coach with Providence becoming his next stop. After seven years in Rhode Island (3 with the Friars and 4 more with Brown) got his first head coaching gig with Division III Colby. Borek was back at the Division I level three years later as an associate coach for Lake Superior State and then head coach a year later.
Borek was taking over from Jeff Jackson after a brief but historic career that saw the Lakers win two national titles in three years. Predictably the results weren't as great as they had been under his old boss but after five years the team appeared to be mired in mediocrity and was fired following the 2001 season. After a year behind the bench at New England College Borek became an assistant at New Hampshire for Dick Umile. He remained with the Wildcats until 2015 when he returned to his old stomping grounds as an associate coach for Providence.
Borek was hired as the head coach at Merrimack College on April 9, 2018.

## Personal life

Scott's son Gordon was killed in a single-car accident on May 28, 2016. He married Jill McCune on August 18, 2017. Together they have a total of seven children.

## Head coaching record

Statistics overview :
| Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason |
| Colby Mules (ECAC East) (1992–1995) ||||||
| 1992–93 | Colby | 6–17–1 | 5–17–1 | | |
| 1993–94 | Colby | | 10–5–2 | T–6th | ECAC East Quarterfinals |
| 1994–95 | Colby | | 10–6–1 | 6th | ECAC East Quarterfinals |
| Colby: | Colby: | 33–35–5 (.486) | 25–28–4 | | |
| Lake Superior State Lakers (CCHA) (1996–2001) ||||||
| 1996–97 | Lake Superior State | 19–14–5 | 15–8–4 | 4th | CCHA Quarterfinals |
| 1997–98 | Lake Superior State | 15–18–4 | 12–18–4 | t-6th | CCHA Quarterfinals |
| 1998–99 | Lake Superior State | 11–23–4 | 10–17–3 | 8th | CCHA Quarterfinals |
| 1999–00 | Lake Superior State | 18–16–2 | 17–9–2 | t-3rd | CCHA First Round |
| 2000–01 | Lake Superior State | 13–23–0 | 8–20–0 | 12th | |
| Lake Superior State: | Lake Superior State: | 76–94–15 (.451) | 62–82–13 (.436) | | |
| New England Pilgrims (ECAC East) (2001–2002) ||||||
| 2001–02 | New England College | 14–11–2 | 9–8–2 | 2nd | ECAC East Semifinals |
| New England College: | New England College: | 14–11–2 (.556) | 9–8–2 (.526) | | |
| Merrimack Warriors (Hockey East) (2018–present) ||||||
| 2018–19 | Merrimack | 7–24–3 | 4–18–2 | 11th | |
| 2019–20 | Merrimack | 9–22–3 | 7–14–3 | 10th | |
| 2020–21 | Merrimack | 5–11–2 | 5–11–2 | 9th | Participation Cancelled |
| 2021–22 | Merrimack | 19–15–1 | 13–11–0 | T–4th | Hockey East Quarterfinals |
| 2022–23 | Merrimack | 23–14–1 | 16–8–0 | 2nd | NCAA Northeast Regional Semifinal |
| 2023–24 | Merrimack | 13–21–1 | 6–17–1 | 10th | Hockey East First Round |
| 2024–25 | Merrimack | 13–21–1 | 9–14–1 | 8th | Hockey East First Round |
| Merrimack: | Merrimack: | 89–124–12 (.422) | 60–93–10 (.399) | | |
| Total: | Total: | 212–278–34 (.437) | | | |
| 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 ||||||