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Dave Noel-Bernier

Dave Noel-Bernier

Experience
  • Associate Head Coach, Omaha (NCAA Division I – NCHC) – 2022-Present
  • Assistant Coach, Omaha – 2017-22
  • Assistant Coach, Detroit Red Wings (NHL) – 2015-17
  • Assistant Coach, Grand Rapids Griffins (AHL) – 2014-15
  • Hockey Director, Grand Rapids Blades Association – 2013-14
  • Assistant Coach, Muskegon Lumberjacks (USHL) – 2010-13
  • Director of Hockey Operations/Assistant Strength Coach, Omaha – 2007-10
Personal
  • Bachelor of Science, Exercise Science, Omaha (2001)
  • Resides in Omaha, Neb.
  • Native of Montmagny, Quebec, Canada
  • Forward on the inaugural Omaha roster and played in 138 games over four seasons (1997-2001) for Omaha and recorded 50 points (24G-26A)
  • Two-time CCHA Scholar Athlete and Omaha Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • Played six seasons of professional hockey in North America and Germany
At Omaha
  • Manages strategy for Omaha’s power play unit
  • Oversees forward development and runs skill development for the team
  • Assists in the recruitment of new student-athletes
  • Served as associate head coach during 23-win season (second-most in program history) in 2023-24
  • Helped the Mavericks achieve an appearance in their first-ever Frozen Faceoff title game in 2024
  • Since being elevated to associate head coach in July 2022, Omaha has gone 60-45-8
Detroit Red Wings Highlights
  • Helped the Red Wings secure a Stanley Cup Playoff berth in 2015-16
  • Became one of the first two assistants in Grand Rapids (AHL) history to earn a promotion to the NHL
Grand Rapids Griffins Highlights
  • Won an AHL Midwest Division title and posted a 46-22-6-2 regular season record
  • Won the Western Conference Finals and became the 11th AHL team to win a best-of-five series after trailing 0-2
  • Grand Rapids put together a 19-game point streak (15-0-3-1), which was a franchise record at the time
Grand Rapids Blades Highlights
  • Helped grow the association from two teams to 12 in one year
Muskegon Lumberjacks Highlights
  • Helped the Lumberjacks to two playoff appearances over three seasons
  • Muskegon made an appearance in the Eastern Conference quarterfinals (2012)
  • Part of the Lumberjacks' inaugural season in the USHL