Herr was born in Hackensack, New Jersey, 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.\n', '

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.\n', '

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.\n', '

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