Erik Noack was tabbed the Corsairs' head ice hockey coach in 2016 and led UMass Dartmouth to seven straight postseason appearances in the during that time. In total, 10 student-athletes have been named to the All-Conference First Team, while six have garnered Second Team honors and one was named to the All-Rookie Team. 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, the Corsairs joined the Little East Conference for the inaugural season, going 12-13-0 with a 7-11-0 conference mark. UMass Dartmouth was paced by All-LEC First Team honoree, senior winger Tyler Stewart, who led the conference in goals (21), assists (24), points (45), power play goals (10), points per game (1.80), goals per game (0.84) and assists per game (0.96). Additionally, the two-time Joe Concannon Award Semifinalist finished the season as Division III's statistical leader in points per game, while ranking second in the nation power play goals, third in goals per game and ninth in assists per game.

The Corsairs led all of Division III in Team Blocks, earning the Statistical Champion nod with 449 blocks. Senior defenseman and captain Lane Ruffner led the nation in blocks, registering 70 on the season. Sophomore defenseman Hunter Scanlon ranked fifth in the nation in blocks (56), while rookie center Kailin Chen was 10th in Division III in points per game (1.45). 

During the 2023-24 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.