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David Berard enters his 17th season overall in college hockey and his third as an assistant under Head Coach Tim Army. Overall, it's Berard's 11th consecutive season at Providence. He served as the Associate Head Coach under Paul Pooley for three years. A Coventry, R.I. native, Berard graduated from PC in 1992 with a bachelor's degree in marketing. Known as one of the top recruiters in the country, Berard has been instrumental in bringing in a number of talented players to Providence over the past 11 years. During this time, three Friar players have earned All-America accolades and 10 Friars have been named Hockey East All-League Teams. In addition, 14 players who were recruited by Berard have been selected in the NHL Entry Draft and five of those players have signed contracts with NHL teams after graduation. Two of Berard's recruits also have represented the United States at the IIHF World Junior Championships. The 38-year-old Berard returned to Providence College before the start of the 1998-99 season after serving as the top assistant for two years at Lake Superior State University of the Central Collegiate Hockey Association. At Lake Superior, Berard served as the recruiting coordinator for then Head Coach, Scott Borek, a former Friar assistant. Berard began his coaching career at Colby College in Waterville, Maine during the 1992-93 season. After two successful rebuilding years, Berard returned to his alma mater to serve as an assistant coach to then first-year Head Coach, Paul Pooley. In his first two years at Providence, he helped guide the Friars to two consecutive trips to the Hockey East Championship Game, finishing runner-up in 1995 and winning the Hockey East Championship in 1996. For their efforts, the Friars earned an automatic berth to the 1996 NCAA Tournament. In 2000-01, Berard also helped the Friars to a second-place finish in the Hockey East regular season, the program's highest finish ever in the Hockey East Regular Season Standings, a berth in the Hockey East Championship Game and an at-large bid to the NCAA Tournament. In his 12 seasons at Providence, the Friars have qualified for the Hockey East playoffs 12 times, advanced to the Hockey East Semifinals four times, played in three Hockey East Championship games, captured the Hockey East Championship once and advanced for the NCAA Tournament twice. During the past 14 years, Berard has worked at various USA Hockey Select Festivals. Since 2002, Berard has served as the Director of Player Development and Select Coaching for the New England District. In the summer of 2004, Berard served as an assistant coach for the USA Under-17 Team, which won the silver medal at the Five Nations Tournament in Halle, Germany. A former goaltender in his playing days at Providence College, Berard was a member of one of the most successful classes to ever wear a Friar uniform, amassing a total of 87 wins over their four-year career. Berard was a member of three teams that reached the Hockey East Championship Tournament and two teams that qualified for the NCAA Ice Hockey Tournament. David is married to former PC field hockey player, Lynne Campbell. They currently reside in East Greenwich, R.I. with their two sons, Brett (5) and Brady (4).
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