Erik Noack was tabbed the Corsairs' head ice hockey coach in 2016 and has led UMass Dartmouth to seven straight appearances in the Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference Tournament (MASCAC) during that time. In total, nine student-athletes have been named to the All-MASCAC First Team, while six have garnered Second Team honors. Additionally, the Corsairs have had a MASCAC Player of the Year in Jonathan Ruiz (2017-18), the MASCAC Rookie of the Year in Collin Patterson (2023-24) and Coach of the Year honors for Noack (2016-17) during his tenure.

Last season, Noack guided the Corsairs to a 16-11-0 overall mark, going 13-6-0 in MASCAC play - the most wins in conference play since the 2010-11 season. The Corsairs finished the season third overall, garnering the third seed in the MASCAC Tournament. UMass Dartmouth defeated sixth-seeded Worcester State at home 4-2, before falling the MASCAC Semifinals at second-seeded Fitchburg State by a 2-1 margin in overtime. Three players were named All-Conference at season's end, including winger Michael Perrone on the First Team, while Patterson was the Rookie of the Year. 

Noack led UMass Dartmouth to a 17-9-0 overall record in his first season for the program's highest win total since 2010-11. He earned Massachusetts State Collegiate Athletic Conference (MASCAC) Coach of the Year accolades following a 12-6 record in league competition, leading the Corsairs to the No. 3 seed in the MASCAC Championship. Four Corsairs earned All-MASCAC honors in 2017, with defenseman Jerry Laakso earning a spot on the New England Hockey Writers Association Division II/III All-Star team. In the 2018 season, Jonathan Ruiz was named MASCAC Player of the Year and an AHCA All-American.

Noack joined UMass Dartmouth after spending 13 seasons as the head men’s ice hockey coach at Johnson & Wales University in Providence, R.I. While at Johnson & Wales, Noack coached one Concannon Award winner, four AHCA All-Americans and five Conference Players of the Year. He also guided the Wildcats to their only conference final appearance in program history.

Prior to his time at JWU, Noack was an assistant coach at SUNY Fredonia during the 2001-02 season under longtime Blue Devils head coach Jeff Meredith. The 1998 graduate of Rochester Institute of Technology played five years of professional hockey in both the East Coast Hockey League (ECHL) and Western Professional Hockey League (WPHL) before entering the coaching ranks.

Noack graduated from Kimball Union Academy before playing junior hockey for the Cornwall Colts Jr. A Hockey Program (CJHL). In 55 games in Cornwall, Noack put up a 5-12-17 line while helping the Colts to the Robinson Conference Finals against the Ottawa Junior Senators. Noack played college hockey at Rochester Institute of Technology, where he played defense and served as a captain his senior season. In 113 career collegiate contests, he registered 14 goals and 19 assists for 33 points. The Tigers were a perennial powerhouse during his tenure, posting an overall record of 83-25-11 between 1995 and 1998, earning three NCAA tournament appearances, and advancing to the 1996 NCAA National championship game.

Noack earned his Master of Business Administration degree in 2004.