Scott Borek

Scott Borek
Current position
Title	Head coach
Team	Merrimack
Conference	Hockey East
Record	76–103–11 (.429)
Biographical details
Born	May 25, 1962 (age 62); Swampscott, Massachusetts, U.S.
Alma mater	Dartmouth
Playing career
1981–1983	Dartmouth
Position(s)	Wing
Coaching career (HC unless noted)
1983–1985	Dartmouth (Student Assistant)
1985–1989	Providence (assistant)
1989–1991	Brown (assistant)
1991–1995	Colby
1995–1996	Lake Superior State (Associate)
1996–2001	Lake Superior State
2001–2002	New England College
2002–2015	New Hampshire (Associate)
2015–2018	Providence (Associate)
2018–present	Merrimack
Head coaching record
Overall	199–257–33 (.441)
Tournaments	0–1 (.000)

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.^[1] 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.^[2] 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.^[3]^[4]

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.^[5]

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:		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:		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:		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
Merrimack:		76–103–11 (.429)	51–79–9 (.399)
Total:		199–257–33 (.441)
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

References

^ "Borek new Colby coach". Bangor Daily News. 1992-07-22. Retrieved 2014-07-15.
^ "LSSU Fires Borek; Rumors Swirl About Replacement". USCHO.com. 2001-03-17. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
^ "Scott Borek Named Men's Hockey Associate Head Coach". Providence College Friars. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
^ "Borek Moves From New Hampshire to Providence". College Hockey News. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2016-07-15.
^ "Former UNH club hockey player mourned after fatal car crash". New Hampshire Union Leader. 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2016-07-15.

External links

Official Biography, Merrimack Warriors
Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database

[1] "Borek new Colby coach". Bangor Daily News. 1992-07-22. Retrieved 2014-07-15.

[2] "LSSU Fires Borek; Rumors Swirl About Replacement". USCHO.com. 2001-03-17. Retrieved 2016-07-15.

[3] "Scott Borek Named Men's Hockey Associate Head Coach". Providence College Friars. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2016-07-15.

[4] "Borek Moves From New Hampshire to Providence". College Hockey News. 2015-06-15. Retrieved 2016-07-15.

[5] "Former UNH club hockey player mourned after fatal car crash". New Hampshire Union Leader. 2015-05-30. Retrieved 2016-07-15.

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v t e Colby Mules men's ice hockey
Venues	South End Arena (1922–1955) Alfond Arena (1955–2021) Jack Kelley Rink (2021–present)
Coaches	Richard Watson (1921–1922) James March (1922–1923) Euclid Heile (1923–1924) Eddie Roundy (1924–1929) Bill Millett (1929–1942, 1946–1948) Romeo Lemieux (1948–1949) C. Nels Corey (1949–1950) Wilfred Rancourt (1950–1952) Bernard LaLiberty (1953–1955) Jack Kelley (1955–1962, 1976–1977) Charlie Holt (1962–1968) Richard Green (1968–1972) Kenneth Mukai (1972–1976) Michael Goulet (1977–1989) Charles Corey (1989–1992) Scott Borek (1992–1995) Jim Tortorella (1995–2011) Stan Moore (2011–2012) Blaise MacDonald (2012–present)
Seasons	1921–22 1922–23 1923–24 1924–25 1925–26 1926–27 1927–28 1928–29 1929–30 1930–31 1931–32 1932–33 1933–34 1934–35 1935–36 1936–37 1937–38 1938–39 1939–40 1940–41 1941–42 1946–47 1947–48 1948–49 1949–50 1950–51 1951–52 1952–53 1953–54 1954–55 1955–56 1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23
Conference affiliations	New England Intercollegiate Hockey League (1936–1942, 1946–1954) ECAC Hockey (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1999) NESCAC (1999–present)
Rivalries	Bowdoin
All-time leaders	Ron Ryan (245 Points) Ron Ryan (104 Goals)
Frozen Four appearances	2018
NCAA Tournament appearances	1996 2018
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2: 1966 ECAC East: 1997 1993 NESCAC: 2018
Colby College Waterville, ME

v t e Lake Superior State Lakers men's ice hockey
Playing venues	Pullar Stadium (1966–1976) Taffy Abel Arena (1976–Present)
Head coaches	Ron Mason (1966–1973) Rick Comley (1973–1976) Rick Yeo (1976–1981) Bill Selman (1981–1982) Frank Anzalone (1983–1990, 2001–2005) Jeff Jackson (1990–1996) Scott Borek (1996–2001) Jim Roque (2005–2014) Damon Whitten (2014–Present)
Seasons	1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	Central Collegiate Hockey Association (CCHA) 1972–2013, 2021–Present Western Collegiate Hockey Association (WCHA) 2013–2021
All-time leaders	Jim Dowd (274 Points) Randy McArthur (113 Goals) Darrin Madeley (71 Wins)
National championships	1988 1992 1994
Frozen Four appearances	1988 1992 1993 1994
NCAA Tournament appearances	1985 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 2021
Conference Tournament titles	CCHA: 1991 1992 1993 1995
Lake Superior State University Sault Ste. Marie, Michigan

v t e Merrimack Warriors men's ice hockey
Playing venues	J. Thom Lawler Rink (1972–present)
Head coaches	Jim Reynolds (1956–1964) Ron Ryan (1964–1965) J. Thom Lawler (1965–1978) Bruce Parker (1978–1983) Ron Anderson (1983–1998) Chris Serino (1998–2005) Mark Dennehy (2005–2018) Scott Borek (2018–)
Seasons	1956–57 1957–58 1958–59 1959–60 1960–61 1961–62 1962–63 1963–64 1964–65 1965–66 1966–67 1967–68 1968–69 1969–70 1970–71 1971–72 1972–73 1973–74 1974–75 1975–76 1976–77 1977–78 1978–79 1979–80 1980–81 1981–82 1982–83 1983–84 1984–85 1985–86 1986–87 1987–88 1988–89 1989–90 1990–91 1991–92 1992–93 1993–94 1994–95 1995–96 1996–97 1997–98 1998–99 1999–00 2000–01 2001–02 2002–03 2003–04 2004–05 2005–06 2006–07 2007–08 2008–09 2009–10 2010–11 2011–12 2012–13 2013–14 2014–15 2015–16 2016–17 2017–18 2018–19 2019–20 2020–21 2021–22 2022–23 2023–24 2024–25
Conference affiliations	ECAC (1961–1964) ECAC 2 (1964–1984) ECAC East (1984–1989) Hockey East (1989–present)
All-time leaders	Jim Vesey (244 Points) Mike Reynolds (113 Goals) Joe Cannata (59 Wins)
National championships	DII: 1978
Frozen Four appearances	DII: 1978
NCAA Tournament appearances	DII: 1978 DI:1988 2011 2023
Conference Tournament titles	ECAC 2: 1967 1968 1977 1980 ECAC East: 1987 1988 1989
Merrimack College North Andover, MA