Matt Herr

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Matt Herr
Born (1976-05-26) May 26, 1976 (age 47)
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 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.

Playing career[edit]

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[edit]

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

Personal[edit]

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[edit]

Regular season and playoffs[edit]

Regular season Playoffs
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 — — — — —

International[edit]

Year Team Event Result GP G A Pts PIM
1996 United States WJC 5th 6 1 0 1 0
Junior totals 6 1 0 1 0

Awards and honors[edit]

Award Year
AHL
All-Star Game 2002, 2003, 2004 [9]
First All-Star Team 2003

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b "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 2019-01-31.
  3. ^ a b c Rodriguez, Justin (January 28, 2008). "Herr tries on whistle". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 12 June 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. ^ a b Rodriguez, Justin (July 10, 2014). "Herr hoping to boost interest in local hockey scene". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  7. ^ "Matt Herr Baseball Statistics [1996-1998]". www.thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  8. ^ "Matt Herr". LinkedIn. Retrieved 24 October 2020.
  9. ^ "Canadian AHL All-Stars 9, PlanetUSA AHL All-Stars 5". American Hockey League. February 9, 2004. Retrieved January 22, 2020.

External links[edit]

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