Matt Herr

{{Infobox ice hockey player

| image = Grand Rapids, MI Van Andel Arena (26669986638).jpg

| image_size = 230px

| position = Center

| shoots = Left

| height_ft = 6

| height_in = 1

| weight_lb = 205

| played_for = Washington Capitals
Florida Panthers
Boston Bruins
DEG Metro Stars

| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1976|5|26|mf=y}}

| birth_place = Hackensack, New Jersey, U.S

| ntl_team =

| draft = 93rd overall

| draft_year = 1994

| draft_team = Washington Capitals

| career_start = 1998

| career_end = 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

Herr was born in Hackensack, New Jersey,[http://penguins.nhl.com/club/news.htm?id=766495 "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." and raised in Alpine, New Jersey{{citation needed|date=June 2017}} As a youth, he played in the 1990 Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament with the Tri-States Selects minor ice hockey team.{{cite web|url=https://www.publicationsports.com/ressources/files/439/Joueurs_Pro.pdf|title=Pee-Wee players who have reached NHL or WHA|year=2018|website=Quebec International Pee-Wee Hockey Tournament|access-date=2019-01-31}}

Herr lived in New Windsor, New York as a teenager and played before Newburgh Free Academy's club hockey team while in middle school. He later transferred to The Hotchkiss School in Lakeville, Connecticut, where he was captain of the hockey team.Wallace, William N. [https://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9C04E5DC1E38F936A15750C0A96E958260 "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."[http://www.legendsofhockey.net/LegendsOfHockey/jsp/SearchPlayer.jsp?player=15069 Matt Herr] Legends of Hockey. Accessed December 18, 2007.

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. 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.{{cite web|title=Matt Herr Baseball Statistics [1996-1998]|url=http://www.thebaseballcube.com/players/profile.asp?P=Matt-Herr| website = www.thebaseballcube.com|accessdate=12 June 2017}}

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.{{cite news|last1=Rodriguez|first1=Justin|title=Herr tries on whistle|url=http://www.recordonline.com/article/20080128/SPORTS31/801280332|accessdate=12 June 2017|work=Times Herald-Record|date=January 28, 2008|language=en}}

International play

Internationally, Herr competed for the United States men's national junior ice hockey team at the 1996 World Junior Ice Hockey Championships.{{cite news|last1=Rodriguez|first1=Justin|title=Herr hoping to boost interest in local hockey scene|url=http://www.recordonline.com/article/20140710/sports/407110309|accessdate=12 June 2017|work=Times Herald-Record|date=July 10, 2014|language=en}}

Personal

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

Herr became the Executive Director of the UPMC Lemieux Sports Complex in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania in May 2015. Since 2017, he has worked for the NHL as a Youth Hockey director.{{cite web |title=Matt Herr |url=https://www.linkedin.com/in/matt-herr-5766a85 |website=LinkedIn |accessdate=24 October 2020}}

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=

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bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Regular season ! rowspan="99" bgcolor="#ffffff" \| ! colspan="5" \| Playoffs
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! Season ! Team ! League ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM ! GP ! G ! A ! Pts ! PIM
1990–91 \| Hotchkiss School \| USHS \| 26	9	5	14	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1991–92 \| Hotchkiss School \| USHS \| 25	17	16	33	— \| —	—	—	—	—
1992–93 \| Hotchkiss School \| USHS \| 24	48	30	78	— \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1993–94 \| Hotchkiss School \| USHS \| 24	28	19	47	— \| —	—	—	—	—
1994–95 \| University of Michigan \| CCHA \| 37	11	8	19	51 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1995–96 \| University of Michigan \| CCHA \| 40	18	13	31	55 \| —	—	—	—	—
1996–97 \| University of Michigan \| CCHA \| 43	29	23	52	67 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 1997–98 \| University of Michigan \| CCHA \| 31	14	17	31	62 \| —	—	—	—	—
1998–99 \| Washington Capitals \| NHL \| 30	2	2	4	8 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2000–01 \| Portland Pirates \| AHL \| 40	21	13	34	58 \| —	—	—	—	—
2000–01 \| Washington Capitals \| NHL \| 22	2	3	5	17 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 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
bgcolor="#f0f0f0" \| 2004–05 \| DEG Metro Stars \| DEL \| 44	13	7	20	96 \| —	—	—	—	—
bgcolor="#e0e0e0" ! colspan="3" \| NHL totals ! 58 !! 4 !! 5 !! 9 !! 25 ! — !! — !! — !! — !! —

=International=

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! Year

! Team

! Event

! Result

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! GP

! G

! A

! Pts

! PIM

1996

| United States

| WJC

| 5th

| 6

| 1

| 0

| 1

| 0

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! colspan="4" | Junior totals

! 6

! 1

! 0

! 1

! 0

Awards and honors

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! Award

! Year

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| colspan="3" | AHL

All-Star Game

| 2002, 2003, 2004

| {{cite web| url = https://theahl.com/stats/game-center/1005937 | title = Canadian AHL All-Stars 9, PlanetUSA AHL All-Stars 5 | publisher = American Hockey League | date = February 9, 2004 | accessdate = January 22, 2020}}

First All-Star Team

| 2003