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. 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. 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. 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. During the
2023–24 season Borek coached the Warriors to a 13-21-1 overall record and a 6-17-6 conference record. They were defeated by
Northeastern in the opening round of the
2024 Hockey East men's ice hockey tournament 4-0. Borek and the Warriors would once again go 13-21-1 the following year in
2024–25 and finished 9-14-1 in conference play. Just like the previous year the Warriors were defeated by Northeastern in the opening round of the
2025 Hockey East men's tournament 3-2 in overtime. After two unsuccessful seasons Borek and the Warriors would turn things around after starting the
2025–26 season 5-10, they would finish out the regular season strong going on a 12-5-2 run and finished 10-12-2 in hockey east play. Borek led the Warriors to a successful run in
2026 Hockey East men's tournament as they knocked off UMass Lowell 5-3 in the opening round and then beat the #1 seed Providence College 3-2 in overtime to reach the semifinals at the
TD Garden for just the fourth time. The Warriors then beat UMass 2-0 in the semifinals to make their third Hockey East championship game appearance. They would defeat UConn in the championship game 2-1, winning their first ever Hockey East tournament championship in program history along with becoming the first ever #8 seed to do so. ==Personal life==