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Jack Arena is an American born college hockey coach. He has been the head coach at Amherst College since the '83-'84 season. He attended Amherst from '79 to '83, playing on the hockey team all four years. After his senior season, he was named winner of the Hobey Baker award, given to the best college hockey player in the country. Arena is tied for fourth on the all time scoring list at his alma mater. In the past four years, the Arena's Jeffs have won two NESCAC Championships, received two berths to the NCAA tournament, and been national semifinalists. In the 2008-2009 season the team set a new best record, going 22-5-1. Arena won NESCAC Coach of the Year, as well as the New England Hockey Writers Coach of the Year. In the 2011-2012 season they reset the record set in '08-'09 with 24-4-1. This time Arena took home the National Coach of the Year award. Rumor has it Arena has been tapped for Division 1 jobs, but has chosen to stay with Amherst. Arena is a native of Randolph, Mass. and attended Milton Academy before moving on to Amherst.