Jamie Benn was fined $2,600 for cross-checking Ryan Hartman in the head.
I assume Hartman is getting a 10-game suspension for getting cross-checked in the head
You had to be there, but in a silent elevator on the way up to the press box, an arena worker finally blurted out, “Those two teams hate each other.”
Laughter erupted.
She goes, “I was looking forward to this all day,”
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. 🙏💔
A little perspective for those in "panic" mode:
Wild 3-4-2 in last nine. +2 goal diff in those games. 4 of 9 vs non-playoff teams
Avs had a 3-5-2 stretch. -7 diff. 5 of 10 vs non-playoff
Stars had a 2-6-4 stretch. -11 diff. 4 of 12 vs non-playoff
Even the best hit bumps!
Guerin on not adding a top center: “There were some great players available but the asking prices were extremely high. I feel like we strengthened our team in different ways. At some point in time you still have to be responsible and do the right things and sometimes patience pays off. Everybody was pissed off we didn’t do anything on July 1. But if we did something stupid on July 1, we never would have got Quinn Hughes.”
Matt Boldy from Nathan MacKinnon into the empty net. 4-1 #mnwild. The Avs have 45 shots with 3:00 left in the game. You be the judge of who's the better team tonight.