Matt Herr

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Matt Herr
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Born (1976-05-26) May 26, 1976 (age 48)
Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S
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 19982005

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.

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Playing career

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]

International play

Internationally, Herr competed for the United States men's national junior ice hockey team at the 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships. [6]

Personal

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.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular season Playoffs
Season TeamLeagueGP G A Pts PIM GPGAPtsPIM
1990–91 Hotchkiss School USHS 269514
1991–92Hotchkiss SchoolUSHS25171633
1992–93Hotchkiss SchoolUSHS24483078
1993–94Hotchkiss SchoolUSHS24281947
1994–95 University of Michigan CCHA 371181951
1995–96 University of MichiganCCHA4018133155
1996–97 University of MichiganCCHA4329235267
1997–98 University of MichiganCCHA3114173162
1998–99 Washington Capitals NHL 302248
1998–99 Portland Pirates AHL 4615142929
1999–00 Portland PiratesAHL772221435141124
2000–01 Portland PiratesAHL4021133458
2000–01 Washington CapitalsNHL2223517
2000–01 Philadelphia Phantoms AHL112461892138
2001–02 Hershey Bears AHL6118163468712315
2001–02 Florida Panthers NHL30000
2002–03 Providence Bruins AHL77343872146401112
2002–03 Boston Bruins NHL30000
2003–04 Providence BruinsAHL7118264410820110
2004–05 DEG Metro Stars DEL 441372096
NHL totals5845925

International

YearTeamEventResultGPGAPtsPIM
1996 United States WJC 5th61010
Junior totals61010

Awards and honors

AwardYear
AHL
All-Star Game 2002, 2003, 2004 [9]
First All-Star Team2003

References

  1. 1 2 "Ex-NHL Player Matt Herr Named Executive Director Of UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex", Pittsburgh Penguins, May 5, 2015. Accessed September 13, 2015. "The native of Hackensack, NJ played 58 NHL games over parts of four seasons with the Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers and Boston Bruins."
  2. "Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA" (PDF). Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament. 2018. Retrieved January 31, 2019.
  3. 1 2 3 Rodriguez, Justin (January 28, 2008). "Herr tries on whistle". Times Herald-Record . Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  4. Wallace, William N. "COLLEGES HOCKEY: NOTEBOOK -- DIVISION III; Middlebury Makes It Four Straight Titles", The New York Times , March 25, 1998. Accessed December 18, 2007. "Herr, the captain from the Hotchkiss School and Alpine, N.J., was held back by injuries earlier, but is fit now."
  5. Matt Herr Legends of Hockey. Accessed December 18, 2007.
  6. 1 2 Rodriguez, Justin (July 10, 2014). "Herr hoping to boost interest in local hockey scene". Times Herald-Record . Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  7. "Matt Herr Baseball Statistics [1996-1998]". www.thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved June 12, 2017.
  8. "Matt Herr". LinkedIn. Retrieved October 24, 2020.
  9. "Canadian AHL All-Stars 9, PlanetUSA AHL All-Stars 5". American Hockey League. February 9, 2004. Retrieved January 22, 2020.