{"id":524893,"date":"2026-03-27T02:39:59","date_gmt":"2026-03-27T02:39:59","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/524893\/"},"modified":"2026-03-27T02:39:59","modified_gmt":"2026-03-27T02:39:59","slug":"nhl-makes-touching-press-box-tribute-to-tragic-jessi-pierce-after-she-was-killed-with-her-three-children-in-house-fire","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/524893\/","title":{"rendered":"NHL makes touching press box tribute to tragic Jessi Pierce after she was killed with her three children in house fire"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>THE NHL has made a heartwarming tribute to the late Jessi Pierce and her three kids who tragically died in a house fire.<\/p>\n<p>NHL reporter <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/news\/16121159\/jessi-pierce-dies-children-nhl-house-fire-minnesota\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Pierce and her three children died <\/a>in a devastating fire at their Minneapolis home on Saturday, March 21.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\tSign up for the Sport newsletter\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\tThank you!\n\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p>Jessi Pierce seen with her three children and husband, MikeCredit: Gofundme<\/p>\n<p>The late Pierce poses at an ice hockey rinkCredit: X\/Jessi Pierce<\/p>\n<p>Pierce worked as an NHL reporter for the Minnesota Wild.<\/p>\n<p>Days after the 37-year-old\u2019s death, the Tampa Bay Lightning welcomed the Wild with an open spot in the press box for the longtime writer.<\/p>\n<p>The Lighting\u2019s social media account posted a picture of the spot in the media room reserved for Pierce before their game against the Wild on Tuesday night.<\/p>\n<p>A vase of flowers and Pierce\u2019s name on a card were shown in the photo.<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/16135826\/jessi-pierce-brother-death-three-children-house-fire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/crop-16128534_68d61a.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">BROTHERLY LOVE<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Jessi Pierce\u2019s brother breaks silence after NHL reporter dies in house fire<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><br \/>\n\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<a class=\"article-readmore__text-anchor-wrap\" href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/16134408\/jessi-pierce-kirsten-krull-fire-podcast\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\"><\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" height=\"240\" width=\"360\" src=\"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/DF-US-OP-KRULL.jpg\"\/>\t\t\t\t\t\t\t\t<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-kicker\">&#8216;HEART HURTS&#8217;<\/p>\n<p class=\"article-readmore__text-headline\">Jessi Pierce&#8217;s heartbroken co-host reveals how she&#8217;ll honor NHL reporter<\/p>\n<p>\t\t\t\t\t<\/a><\/p>\n<p>Before puck-drop, Tampa Bay\u2019s arena held a moment of silence.<\/p>\n<p>Pierce died in a house fire with her children: Hudson, 8, Cayden, 6, and daughter Avery, 6.<\/p>\n<p>The NHL released a statement on Pierce and her kids\u2019 deaths on Sunday.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe entire\u00a0National Hockey League\u00a0family\u00a0sends our prayers and deepest condolences to the Pierce family on the passing of Jessi Pierce and her three young children,\u201d the league\u00a0said.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJessi loved our game and was a valued member of the NHL.com team for a decade. We will miss her terribly.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/16128395\/minnesota-wild-reporter-jessi-pierce-children-die-house-fire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Wild also paid tribute to Pierce<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe Minnesota Wild organization is heartbroken by the tragic loss of Jessi Pierce and her children,\u201d the team wrote on X.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJessi was a kind, compassionate person who cared deeply about her family and those around her.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cShe served as a dedicated ambassador for the game of hockey during her time covering the Wild and the NHL.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJessi and her children will be greatly missed.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cOur thoughts and condolences go out to their family, friends, and all who knew and loved them.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Pierce alongside her podcast co-host, Kirsten KrullCredit: x.com\/KirstenKrull<\/p>\n<p>A <a href=\"https:\/\/www.gofundme.com\/f\/support-mike-hinrichs-after-losing-jessi-pierce-children\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" data-nyp-affiliate=\"true\" target=\"_blank\">GoFundMe page<\/a> has been made to support Pierce\u2019s family.<\/p>\n<p>Pierce\u2019s family, Miike, is the only surviving member of the family.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cIt is with profound sadness that we share the tragic passing of Jessi Hinrichs (Pierce), her three children, and their family dog,\u201d the GoFundMe page states.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cJessi had a larger-than-life personality and an even bigger heart. She was devoted to her family, going above and beyond to create many moments of joy and everlasting memories.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThe children, each with their own unique personalities, shared Jessi\u2019s zest for life and love for adventure.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cThey leave behind Mike, husband to Jessi and loving father of their children, who is now experiencing an unimaginably difficult time.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cWe are raising funds to cover funeral expenses and to provide financial support for the family during this period of grief.\u201d Any contribution is appreciated.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>At the time of publishing, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.the-sun.com\/sport\/16128598\/nhl-fans-raise-money-jessi-pierce-house-fire\/\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">GoFundMe page raised $210,000-plus<\/a>.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"THE NHL has made a heartwarming tribute to the late Jessi Pierce and her three kids who tragically&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":524894,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":"","_share_on_mastodon":"0"},"categories":[5105],"tags":[5,189,285,4,540,92,5168,5167],"class_list":{"0":"post-524893","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tampa-bay-lightning","8":"tag-hockey","9":"tag-lightning","10":"tag-national-hockey-league","11":"tag-nhl","12":"tag-tampa-bay","13":"tag-tampa-bay-lightning","14":"tag-tampabay","15":"tag-tampabaylightning"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/channels.im\/@nhl\/116298831723357023","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524893","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=524893"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/524893\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/524894"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=524893"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=524893"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.rawchili.com\/nhl\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=524893"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}