"I know these boys have waited so long to kiss that and I'm 11," said Anderson, wearing a denim jacket with "Laila" and No. 55 on the back. "And I get to share that moment with them. It means so much to me."
The No. 55 belongs to Blues defenseman Colton Parayko, who Anderson calls "my best friend."
It was Parayko who spotted her on the ice Wednesday, gave her an emotional hug and took her to the Cup.
"She's special to myself and the team, just the things that she does are incredible, everything she does is special," said Parayko, who on Stanley Cup Final Media Day revealed he was wearing a wristband Anderson had made for him. "No matter when I go visit her, when we're doing something she continues to just have a smile and show such great character and she's really special to me.
"There's so much more than hockey and she's taught me that. We're here trying to win the Stanley Cup, fighting our battle and she's fighting her own battle."