NHL community mourns as Jessi Pierce and her three children die in Minnesota house fire

NHL reporter Jessi Pierce, a longtime contributor to NHL.com who covered the Minnesota Wild, and her three children died in a fatal house fire in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, with a dog also reported dead. The White Bear Lake Fire Department said the home was fully involved on arrival. The NHL and Wild organization issued condolences and tributes to Pierce, who was remembered for blending her work with her role as a mother.