NHL reporter Jessi Pierce, her three children and the family dog were killed in a house fire. She was 37. "The entire National Hockey League family sends our prayers and deepest condolences to the Pierce family on the passing of Jessi Pierce and her three young children," the NHL said in a statement on Sunday, March 22. "Jessi loved our game and was a valued member of the NHL.com team for a decade. We will miss her terribly." Firefighters responded to a residential structure fire at a single-family home in Minnesota around 5:25 a.m.