Jessi Pierce, an American sports reporter and correspondent with the Minnesota Wild, died on March 21, 2026, after injuries sustained in a house fire.
She was 37 or 38. Pierce was from White Bear Lake, Minnesota, and graduated from Iowa State University.
She began her reporting work with the Cyclones’ Club hockey program and covered the Minnesota Wild for ten seasons for NHL.com. Her writing also appeared in USA Hockey, the Minnesota Hockey Journal, Massachusetts Hockey, The Athletic and the B1G Ice Hockey blog.
Jessi Pierce (1988 – March 21, 2026) was an American sports reporter. She was a correspondent with the Minnesota Wild, an NHL team.