Beloved NHL reporter Jessi Pierce was a dedicated wife and mother before her tragic death in a house fire. Pierce and her three kids - sons Hudson, 8, and Cayden, 6, and daughter Avery, 4 - were all killed when their single-family home caught on fire in White Bear Lake, Minnesota, on Saturday, March 21. The family's dog also died in the fire. Pierce's husband, Mike Hinrichs, was out of town on a work trip at the time of the fire, according to The Athletic. Pierce and Hinrichs got married in September 2016.