Overview
- Firefighters were called shortly before 5:30 a.m. Saturday after neighbors saw flames coming from the roof, and crews arrived to find the home fully engulfed.
- The White Bear Lake Fire Department confirmed an adult, three children, and the family dog died; the NHL on Sunday identified the adult as Jessi Pierce, 37.
- Pierce covered the Minnesota Wild for NHL.com for about a decade and previously wrote for The Athletic and co‑hosted the Bardown Beauties podcast.
- The NHL, the Minnesota Wild, and NHL.com editor Bill Price issued statements expressing grief and praising Pierce’s dedication to family and the sport.
- Pierce is survived by her husband, Mike Hinrichs, and a GoFundMe for the family raised more than $63,000 by Monday.