David Berard (born October 17, 1970) is the current head coach for the Stonehill Skyhawks men's ice hockey team.
[2] He remained at the college level by taking an assistant coaching position with Colby, staying with the program for two years before returning to his alma mater.
In just over a year, he suddenly found himself as the interim head coach for the Huskies when Bruce Marshall took a medical leave of absence.
[4] Berard remained behind the bench for Connecticut for the remainder of the season, compiling a record of 19–10–3 and getting the Huskies into a 3rd place finish in the conference.
[6] In his short time with the Crusaders Berard has seen a moderate amount of success, recording three consecutive double-digit win seasons but only one of them was above .500.