SEARCH


Mikael and Emmi Granlund make heartbreaking announcement on Instagram

PUBLICATION
TJ Tucker
March 29, 2020  (10:05)
SHARE THIS STORY

Nashville Predators forward Mikael Granlund and wife Emmi are in mourning. Emmi made the announcement on Instagram Sunday that their baby girl had been born without a heartbeat.

"Our little angel baby girl was born on Tuesday without a heartbeat. We find hope knowing she's up there watching for us as our guardian angel, and we believe that everything happens for a reason." said Emmi on the popular social media site.

The pair were married in July of 2019. According to reports out of Granlund's home country of Finland, this was the couple's second child.

Granlund is a former first-round draft pick (ninth overall) of the Minnesota Wild. He was traded to the Nashville Predators in exchange for Kevin Fiala on February 25th, 2019.

Our sincere condolences to both Mikael and Emmi Granlund and their families at this extremely difficult time.