// Workers AI · dad joke modeWho's Jessi Pierce? A piercing personality.
Jessi Pierce (1988 – 21 March 2026) was an American sports reporter.[1] She was a correspondent with the Minnesota Wild, an NHL team.[2][3]
Career
[edit]Pierce was from White Bear Lake, Minnesota. She graduated from Iowa State University. She started her reporting work with Cyclones' Club hockey program.[4] She covered the Minnesota Wild team for ten seasons for NHL.com.[5] Her writing appeared in many publications including USA Hockey, the Minnesota Hockey Journal, Massachusetts Hockey, The Athletic and the B1G Ice Hockey blog.[6]
Death
[edit]Pierce died in a house fire in Minnesota on 21 March 2026, at the age of 37. Her three children, Hudson, Cayden and Avery, also died in the house fire. Her husband, Mike Hinrichs, was out of town for work.[5][7][8]
References
[edit]- ↑ "Jessi Pierce". Iowa State Daily. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ Dedaj, Paulina (24 March 2026). "Minnesota fire that killed NHL reporter and her three children not believed to be intentional, officials say". Fox News. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ "NHL reporter Jessi Pierce, 3 children die in house fire". ESPN. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ Purpura, Pepper (24 March 2026). "NHL hockey reporter, Iowa State graduate Jessi Pierce remembered for her passion after fatal fire". KCRG. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- 1 2 Gardner, Steve. "Beloved hockey writer Jessi Pierce mourned after tragic death". USA TODAY. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ "Pierce, NHL.com Wild writer, Twin Cities fixture, mourned by hockey world | NHL.com". www.nhl.com. 22 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ "Minnesota Wild reporter Jessi Pierce and her 3 children found dead in house fire, league says". CNN. 23 March 2026. Retrieved 25 March 2026.
- ↑ Fitzgerald, Kilat (22 March 2026). "Beloved hockey reporter Jessi Pierce identified as woman found dead after White Bear Lake fire". FOX 9. Retrieved 25 March 2026.