Hello out there. We're on the air. It's hockey night tonight

So apparently Uggla gets another couple day reprieve. I had some thoughts about his All-Star Game meltdown all cued up and then I remembered that today was July 18. Which is none other than Official Bend It Muse Kristen Bell's birthday. Personally, I think she should celebrate by dropping that hanger-on ("Big-Time H" -- TM Don and Mike) boyfriend of hers, but hey, everyone wants and needs something different and maybe there's something there we're just not seeing in the face of his dearth of talent.

Anyway, I can't say I have anything super-special prepared like last year. However, even after finding some truly awesome pictures this morning, I think we should go for super-quality over quantity and manage to celebrate the marriage of two of the most supremely awesome things in the world -- Kristen Bell and hockey.

As I've mentioned here in the past, Kristen Bell played hockey growing up in the Detroit area and claims to have broken both wrists playing. She's a huge Red Wings fan and claims her first celebrity crush was goalie Chris Osgood. Now, I still have absolutely no idea why no one with the powers to make this happen has thought to take a picture of her in a Red Wings jersey. However, finally (and by "finally," I mean I've been holding onto this for a couple months for just such an occasion), we do have a scenario that is pretty much just as awesome. That being the Stanley Cup. It appears she's searching for the Wings' names. Do you think you can take it? OK, here goes.


I think this deserves a little musical tribute. Stompin' Tom Connors, will you do us the honor? I know KB is taking some time out from her birthday to sing along with us.

The good old hockey game
Is the best game you can name
And the best game you can name
Is the good old hockey game.