Shot Left Weight 93 kg Playing career Education University of Michigan | Name Matt Herr Positions Centerman Height 1.85 m | |
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Born May 26, 1976 (age 47)
Hackensack, NJ, USA ( 1976-05-26 ) NHL Draft 93rd overall, 1994
Washington Capitals Played for Washington Capitals, Florida Panthers, Boston Bruins | ||
Matt herr scores a shorthanded goal against north dakota
Matthew Gregory Herr (born May 26, 1976 in Hackensack, New Jersey and raised in Alpine, New Jersey) is a retired American ice hockey forward who played for part of four NHL seasons.
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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.
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.
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.
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.
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.