
NHL: Minnesota Wild Reporter, Her 3 Children Killed In House Fire
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Jessi Pierce, 37, covered the Minnesota Wild as a correspondent for NHL.com for the past decade.
NHL reporter Jessi Pierce and her three children were killed Saturday in a house fire in Minnesota, the league announced Sunday.
Pierce, 37, covered the Minnesota Wild as the correspondent for NHL.com for the past decade.
“The entire NHL.com team is devastated and heartbroken by the loss of Jessi and her children,” said Bill Price, vice president and editor-in-chief of NHL.com, in a statement. “Jessi’s love of her family and hockey was evident in the energy and passion she brought to her work for us. She was an absolute joy to talk to and work with. She will be deeply missed.”
Firefighters responded to a house fire Saturday morning in White Bear Lake, Minnesota. Neighbors called 911 and reported seeing flames coming through the roof. Fire crews located an adult, three children and a dog inside the house and all were deceased, the White Bear Lake Fire Department said. The department did not release the names of the victims in its statement Saturday.
The cause of the fire is under investigation.













