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Current position | |
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Title | Head coach |
Team | Merrimack |
Conference | Hockey East |
Record | 89–124–12 (.422) |
Biographical details | |
Born | Swampscott, Massachusetts, U.S. | May 25, 1962
Alma mater | Dartmouth College |
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 | 212–278–34 (.437) |
Tournaments | 0–1 (.000) |
Accomplishments and honors | |
Awards | |
CCHA Coach of the Year (2000) |
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. Coaching the team for 3 years and finishing as a finalist for the Division III Coach of the Year award in 1994 after leading the team to a 13-9-2 record. After the 1994–95 season Borek was back at the Division I level 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. He would be named CCHA Coach of the Year during the 1999–00 season after leading the team to a 17-9-2 conference record and a overall record of 18-16-2. But he was ultimately 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. After 3 losing seasons to start off his tenure with the warriors. Borek would bring the team to their first winning season in 11 years going 19-15-1 overall. But he would one up this the following year during the 2022–23 season as the warriors would go 16-8 in conference play finishing in second place. From here they would make it all the way to the hockey east championship. With a 23-13-1 overall record the team would get a at large bid to the NCAA tournament for the first time in over a decade. Where they would fall to the eventual national champions Quinnipiac.[5]
Personal life
Borek and his wife, the former Jill McCune have 7 children together.
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.[6]
Head coaching record
Season | Team | Overall | Conference | Standing | Postseason | ||||
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Colby Mules (ECAC East) (1992–1995) | |||||||||
1992–93 | Colby | 6–17–1 | 5–17–1 | ||||||
1993–94 | Colby | 13-9-2 | 10–5–2 | T–6th | ECAC East Quarterfinals | ||||
1994–95 | Colby | 14-9-2 | 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 | ||||
2024–25 | Merrimack | 13–21–1 | 9–14–1 | 8th | Hockey East First Round | ||||
Merrimack: | 89–124–12 (.422) | 60–93–10 (.399) | |||||||
Total: | 212–278–34 (.437) | ||||||||
National champion
Postseason invitational champion
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References
- ^ "Borek new Colby coach". Bangor Daily News. July 22, 1992. Retrieved July 15, 2014.
- ^ "LSSU Fires Borek; Rumors Swirl About Replacement". USCHO.com. March 17, 2001. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Scott Borek Named Men's Hockey Associate Head Coach". Providence College Friars. June 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ "Borek Moves From New Hampshire to Providence". College Hockey News. June 15, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
- ^ Scott Borek page Merrimack website https://merrimackathletics.com/staff-directory/scott-borek/255
- ^ "Former UNH club hockey player mourned after fatal car crash". New Hampshire Union Leader. May 30, 2015. Retrieved July 15, 2016.
External links
- Official Biography, Merrimack Warriors
- Biographical information and career statistics from Eliteprospects.com, or The Internet Hockey Database