I'm often asked what it would take for me to become an NHL fan. My answer usually goes one of two ways: a) nothing or b) all other sports cease to exist.

I'd like to change my stance.

In an interview with NHL.com this week, the beautiful Miss Kristen Bell, a huge hockey fan, was asked what she would do with the Stanley Cup for one day:

"I would start by eating an entire box of Fruity Pebbles out of it. Then I'd take an afternoon sponge bath in it. Then I'd retro fit it with handles and make it into a Stanley Cup handbag."

Kristen Bell + Fruity Pebbles + Sponge Bath = I love hockey. Good Lord Stanley.

This was all good news for Detroit Red Wings fans, who Bell adores, until she broke out this admission:

"Chris Osgood was my first crush. Brad Pitt be damned, he had nothing on Osgood's rookie skill and sad eyes. There was actually a day in high school when I wrote on a name tag 'Mrs. Osgood' and wore it the whole day. I really thought we were perfect for each other. I'd love to meet him and probably apologize that things never worked out."

Sorry Hockeytown, Osgood doesn't stand a chance tonight if he catches word of this.
It's taken me two games, but I'll be watching the rest of the Stanley Cup Finals with visions of Kristen Bell sponge bath dancing in my head. Go Red Wings or something like that.

Actress Kristen Bell pulling for Detroit [NHL.com]