Overview
- Fire crews responded just before 5:30 a.m. on March 21 to a fully involved blaze at a single-family home on the 2100 block of Richard Avenue in White Bear Lake.
- Firefighters found one adult and three children deceased inside the home, and a dog was also found dead, according to the White Bear Lake Fire Department.
- The Minnesota Wild identified the adult victim as Jessi Pierce, 37, a longtime NHL.com contributor who covered the team for about a decade.
- The NHL and the Wild issued statements offering condolences, with NHL.com leadership praising Pierce’s energy and dedication to her work.
- Colleagues across hockey media shared tributes on social platforms, and some posts named Pierce’s children, details that outlets noted had not been independently confirmed.