Dave Noel-Bernier

Biography

Dave Noel Bernier is Associate Head Coach of Omaha's men's ice hockey team. A native of Montmagny, Quebec, Canada, Bernier was a forward on Omaha's inaugural roster, playing 138 games over four seasons (1997-2001) and recording 50 points (24G-26A). He earned a Bachelor of Science in Exercise Science from Omaha in 2001 and was a two-time CCHA Scholar Athlete and Omaha Male Scholar-Athlete of the Year. After playing six seasons of professional hockey in North America and Germany, Bernier began his coaching career as Assistant Coach and Director of Hockey Operations/Assistant Strength Coach at Omaha (2007-10), then Assistant Coach for the Muskegon Lumberjacks in the USHL (2010-13), Hockey Director for Grand Rapids Blades Association (2013-14), Assistant Coach for the Grand Rapids Griffins in the AHL (2014-15), and Assistant Coach for the Detroit Red Wings in the NHL (2015-17). He returned to Omaha as Assistant Coach (2017-22) before being elevated to Associate Head Coach in July 2022. At Omaha, he manages power play strategy, oversees forward development, and assists in recruiting. Since his promotion, Omaha has gone 60-45-8, achieved a 23-win season in 2023-24 (second-most in program history), and reached their first-ever Frozen Faceoff title game in 2024.