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The hockey community is truly amazing and instantly took action to ask how they could help support Jessi’s family. Here is a donation link created by the family to help. Thank you so much to everyone for the amazing tributes and support shown. Jessi and her family was so loved 🤍 gofund.me/7cd9f55b7

Seeing a woman bring her child to work with her at a hockey rink like this was so important. Women with kids have been shunned from this industry, but Jessi was determined to make it work with three. She made it work her own way, and was so happy her kids were able to see that.

There are no words to express how heartbroken we all are. Jessi Pierce (Hinrichs) was the most vibrant person - the life of the party, always with a smile on her face, always bringing a passion to every article and podcast and interview she did. Jessi simply loved covering the Wild and hockey throughout Minnesota and had a way of brightening everyone’s day with her upbeat, bubbly personality. I have literally NEVER met anybody that had a way of being EVERYBODY’s friend. More than anything, she absolutely loved Hudson, Cayden and Avery and was the greatest mother who did everything she could to bring joy to her sweetest kids. Even at Friday’s practice in her beloved Iowa State sweatshirt, she was so excited to take them to the seasonal opening of Cup and Cone in WBL. Seeing those precious pics yesterday, she provided them with another incredibly fun and loving day. My heart breaks for Mike for the loss of his wife and children and Jessi’s family, friends and colleagues for this unimaginable loss. This hockey community lost a wonderful, energetic and one of a kind voice and story teller and Grade A person. Life can be unbearably unfair sometimes, and it’s impossible to make sense of this tragedy. Please keep Jessi and her beautiful kids in your thoughts and prayers. I wish Mike all the peace and support and happiness in the world. A lot of tears were shed at the arena yesterday. We, in the Wild media and inside the Wild, will miss seeing Jessi everyday, laughing with her everyday. The press box and press room won’t be the same without her. It’ll be a lot quieter, a lot less funny. But her passion and joy for covering this hockey team and sport will remain. Sorry for the length of this, but as Jessi knew better than most as my original Athletic “backup” and somebody who always gave me Minnesota Hockey Journal deadline extensions, as she used to joke, I’m incapable of writing tight. Especially about her. RIP Jessi, Hudson, Cayden and Avery. 🙏💔

We are heartbroken and join the State of Hockey in mourning the tragic loss of Jessi and her children. May they rest in peace 💔.

Celebrating #HockeyHalloween with the @StanleyCup. (🎃: IG/maniacpumpkins)

Mascot mayhem: #HockeyHalloween edition 👻 (🎨: @ruth_wels)

It's a great day for a mascot pool party! ☀️

@Doogie2K i wish i could take credit lmao

@mediumguts @Senators @DefenseMinister yes and i have notes!! 1. pronounced dachshund wrong, 2. needs a ramp for his couch, 3. needs to support lower back when picking up the dogs but more importantly we need leia to be friends with these weens!

We've got to go see some guys about some dogs 🐕 📺 Watch the full episode here: ottsens.com/3TeK12Z Breakaway presented by Bell Canada | #GoSensGo

An annual tradition — the #NHLAllStar mascot group photo! 📸 Mascot Showdown presented by @UpperDeckSports

The Hockey News is doing the "power & influence" thing again. I think my peak ranking was in 2016, around the John Scott ASG thing, when I was more influential than Hayley Wickenheiser (lol). Anyway, happy my powerful friend @emilymkaplan made it this year at No. 96! 🎉

GOAL HUGS FOR JARRY 🤗

WE LOVE A GOALIE GOAL

@ShutdownLine panic and take the top two goalies available with consecutive picks was my strategy

My draft is tonight so I might as well revisit the cheat sheet.

@hburrito92 @DefenseMinister BEST OFFICIANT EVER!!! thanks so much for making our special day that much more special ❤️❤️ we love you so much!!!

@ScoutingTheRefs thank you!!!

@myregularface Belated congrats!

oops married some guy i met on hockey twitter

@mark_scheig @DefenseMinister thank you!!

@DefenseMinister Congrats @myregularface ❤️

When you decide to get some of the pesky paperwork out of the way a month before the big day.

@JoeYerdon proud nerds ❤️❤️ THANK YOU JOE!!!!!

@BrandonMaki_ @DefenseMinister thank you!!

@GlenMah @DeeDubb_18 thank you!

@myregularface @DeeDubb_18 Congrats! That's so awesome!