Matt Herr

Matt Herr
Born (1976-05-26) May 26, 1976
Hackensack, NJ, USA
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
National team  United States
NHL Draft 93rd overall, 1994
Washington Capitals
Playing career 1998–2005

Matthew Gregory Herr (born May 26, 1976 in Hackensack, New Jersey[1] and raised in Alpine, New Jersey) is a retired American ice hockey forward who played for part of four NHL seasons.

Herr lived in New Windsor, New York as a teenager and played before Newburgh Free Academy's club hockey team while in middle school.[2] He later transferred to The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, where he was captain of the hockey team.[3][4]

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.[5] 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.[6]

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.[2]

Internationally, Herr competed for the United States men's national ice hockey team at the 1999 IIHF World Championship and the United States men's national junior ice hockey team at the 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.[5]

Herr has taught history and psychology, and has coached hockey and baseball at Kent School, in Kent, Connecticut.[2]

Herr became the Executive Director of the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in May 2015.[1] He also currently serves as a volunteer assistant coach with the Robert Morris Colonials men's ice hockey team.

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. 1 2 3 Rodriguez, Justin (January 28, 2008). "Herr tries on whistle". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  3. ↑ 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."
  4. ↑ Matt Herr Legends of Hockey. Accessed December 18, 2007.
  5. 1 2 Rodriguez, Justin (July 10, 2014). "Herr hoping to boost interest in local hockey scene". Times Herald-Record. Retrieved 12 June 2017.
  6. ↑ "Matt Herr Baseball Statistics [1996-1998]". www.thebaseballcube.com. Retrieved 12 June 2017.


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