Wild GM Bill Guerin calls writer Jessi Pierce a 'ray of sunshine' after heartbreaking death involving her kids

Minnesota Wild GM Bill Guerin joined those successful nan lucky organization mourning nan nonaccomplishment of beloved lucky writer Jessi Pierce and her 3 young children successful a tragic location occurrence connected Saturday. 

Guerin said pinch reporters, wherever he called Pierce, a Wild newsman for NHL.com, a "ray of sunshine," and couldn’t incorporate really "devastated" he was for her family and friends. 

"Words conscionable can’t definitive really devastated we each are," Guerin said.  "But, arsenic I mentioned to immoderate of you nan different night, it doesn’t matter if you’re successful nan media, if you’re a player, if you’re successful management, a coach, we are each successful nan sports world and nan lucky world and we’re each successful this together. 

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Jessi Pierce, left, covered nan Minnesota Wild. (Minnesota Wild/AP)

Guerin said to what it was for illustration interacting pinch Pierce connected nan job. 

"Jessi was ever happy, ever successful a bully mood, ever a pleasance to woody pinch for me, and we’ll miss her," he explained. "The awesome point astir our organization is it doesn’t matter what portion of it you’re successful – media, player, coach, head – we’re each successful this together and we support each other. 

"I conscionable want you guys to cognize that we’re present for you and thing that we tin perchance do for you guys to thief done nan reliable times, we’re present for you."

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Pierce covered nan Wild for 10 seasons pinch NHL.com, impacting not conscionable Guerin and nan beforehand office, but players arsenic well. Wild guardant Marcus Foligno told reporters that nan full squad was "devastated" to perceive nan news of Pierce, saying they will "miss her astir nan rink for sure."

Pierce was known to bring her children to work, which Wild skipper Jared Spurgeon pointed out. 

"If you ever met her, you conscionable consciousness nan power astir her," he said. "Every clip she was successful here, she had a grin connected her face, whether it’s talking astir nan crippled astatine manus aliases conscionable younker sports. 

Minnesota Wild wide head Bill Guerin is introduced anterior to nan crippled against nan Montreal Canadiens astatine Grand Casino Arena connected Feb. 2, 2026 successful Saint Paul, Minnesota. (Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI)

"I retrieve erstwhile she would bring nan kids into nan dressing room and do an question and reply holding [her son]. It’s very difficult news to take."

Pierce besides had her activity featured successful The Athletic, B1G Ice Hockey blog, nan Minnesota Hockey Journal, and Massachusetts Hockey. 

The incident involving Pierce and her children occurred successful White Bear Lake, Minnesota, occurrence officials said. The White Bear Lake Fire Department responded to a study of a occurrence astatine a single-family location early Saturday morning. 

Bystanders reported seeing flames travel done nan roof, according to FOX 9. Fire crews besides located nan family’s dog, who besides died successful nan fire.

Minnesota Wild wide head Bill Guerin talks pinch nan media astir trading for Quinn Hughes anterior to nan crippled against nan Ottawa Senators astatine Grand Casino Arena connected Dec. 13, 2025 successful Saint Paul, Minnesota.  (Bruce Kluckhohn/NHLI)

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"The Minnesota Wild statement is heartbroken by nan tragic nonaccomplishment of Jessi Pierce and her children," nan Wild said successful a statement. "Jessi was a kind, compassionate personification that cared profoundly astir her family and those astir her. She served arsenic a dedicated ambassador for nan crippled of lucky during her clip covering nan Wild and nan NHL.

"Jessi and her children will beryllium greatly missed. Our thoughts and deepest condolences spell retired to their family, friends, and each who knew and loved them."

Fox News' Ryan Gaydos contributed to this report.

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