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Born | Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S | May 26, 1976||
Height | 6 ft 1 in (185 cm) | ||
Weight | 205 lb (93 kg; 14 st 9 lb) | ||
Position | Center | ||
Shot | Left | ||
Played for | Washington Capitals Florida Panthers Boston Bruins DEG Metro Stars | ||
NHL Draft | 93rd overall, 1994 Washington Capitals | ||
Playing career | 1998–2005 |
Matthew Gregory Herr (born May 26, 1976) is an American former professional ice hockey forward who played for part of four National Hockey League (NHL) seasons.
Herr was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, [1] and raised in Alpine, New Jersey [ citation needed ] As a youth, he played in the 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Tri-States Selects minor ice hockey team. [2]
Herr lived in New Windsor, New York as a teenager and played before Newburgh Free Academy's club hockey team while in middle school. [3] He later transferred to The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, where he was captain of the hockey team. [4] [5]
Herr played his college hockey at the University of Michigan from 1994–98, where he was teammates with future NHL player Bill Muckalt. He helped the Michigan Wolverines win the 1996 and 1998 NCAA Division I Ice Hockey Championships. [6] Herr also pitched for Michigan's baseball team from 1996–98 and was selected out of high school by the Atlanta Braves in the 29th round of the 1994 MLB draft. [7]
Drafted by the Washington Capitals in the 1994 NHL Entry Draft, Herr also played for the Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins. During the 2004–05 NHL lockout, Herr played with the DEG Metro Stars and head coach Butch Goring in the Deutsche Eishockey Liga. [3]
Internationally, Herr competed for the United States men's national junior ice hockey team at the 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [6]
Herr has taught history and psychology, and has coached hockey and baseball at Kent School, in Kent, Connecticut. [3]
Herr became the Executive Director of the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in May 2015. [1] Since 2017, he has worked for the NHL as a Youth Hockey director. [8]
In 2021, Herr became a Head Coach for the Washington Pride U14 Majors. The D.C. area’s only Tier 1 AAA Girls program. He led the team to a 24-20-6 record, and ended the season ranked #25 in the country.
Following in 2022, Herr coached the team to the USA Hockey National Tournament and one of the best records in Washington Pride 14u history.
Regular season | Playoffs | |||||||||||||
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Season | Team | League | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | ||
1990–91 | Hotchkiss School | USHS | 26 | 9 | 5 | 14 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1991–92 | Hotchkiss School | USHS | 25 | 17 | 16 | 33 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1992–93 | Hotchkiss School | USHS | 24 | 48 | 30 | 78 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1993–94 | Hotchkiss School | USHS | 24 | 28 | 19 | 47 | — | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1994–95 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 37 | 11 | 8 | 19 | 51 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1995–96 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 40 | 18 | 13 | 31 | 55 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1996–97 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 43 | 29 | 23 | 52 | 67 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1997–98 | University of Michigan | CCHA | 31 | 14 | 17 | 31 | 62 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 30 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 8 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1998–99 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 46 | 15 | 14 | 29 | 29 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
1999–00 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 77 | 22 | 21 | 43 | 51 | 4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 4 | ||
2000–01 | Portland Pirates | AHL | 40 | 21 | 13 | 34 | 58 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Washington Capitals | NHL | 22 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 17 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2000–01 | Philadelphia Phantoms | AHL | 11 | 2 | 4 | 6 | 18 | 9 | 2 | 1 | 3 | 8 | ||
2001–02 | Hershey Bears | AHL | 61 | 18 | 16 | 34 | 68 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 3 | 15 | ||
2001–02 | Florida Panthers | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2002–03 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 77 | 34 | 38 | 72 | 146 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 12 | ||
2002–03 | Boston Bruins | NHL | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
2003–04 | Providence Bruins | AHL | 71 | 18 | 26 | 44 | 108 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | ||
2004–05 | DEG Metro Stars | DEL | 44 | 13 | 7 | 20 | 96 | — | — | — | — | — | ||
NHL totals | 58 | 4 | 5 | 9 | 25 | — | — | — | — | — |
Year | Team | Event | Result | GP | G | A | Pts | PIM | |
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1996 | United States | WJC | 5th | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |
Junior totals | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
Award | Year | |
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AHL | ||
All-Star Game | 2002, 2003, 2004 | [9] |
First All-Star Team | 2003 |
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