NHL Writer Jessi Pierce and Kids Mourned by Hockey World

The hockey community reels from the devastating loss of Jessi Pierce, the NHL.com scribe who blanketed Wild games for a decade with her infectious energy and sharp questions in the Xcel Energy Center press box. Colleagues remember her as the ultimate Twin Cities fixture, always bundled up against the cold while greeting everyone with a genuine smile that lit up the room. The NHL family sends prayers, but her absence leaves a void that echoes through every locker room she touched.