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As one of the few celebrities who likes to keep her personal life guarded, Carrie Underwood rarely gives us insight into her relationship with NHL star Mike Fisher.

Much as we'd like to know more, we can appreciate this.

The country star made a rare public declaration of love for Fisher this week, though, giving the hockey player a shout-out on the liner notes of her new CD, Play On.

"Thank you #12," she writes to Mike Fisher in the notes, referring to the Ottawa Senators center's jersey number. "You are the most amazing addition to my life!"

"You are such a wonderful person and have had such an amazing hand in the building of this album and in the growth of me as a person. I love you so much! You make my life better in every way! I thank God for you every day... xoxo, Carrie."

All together now ... Awwww.

If Carrie Underwood loves Mike Fisher, then so do we!

Though the couple have mostly remained under the radar, recently they've been more open (a little more open) about their nearly year-long relationship.

Carrie, who is hosting a two-hour variety show on Fox December 7, has not gone totally out of her way to dodge questions (and cameras) as she once did.

Last month Fisher talked to The Sens Show, an online news program for his team, saying the busy twosome work hard to spend their free time together.

"Obviously it's tough with our schedules to see each other," he said at the time of his American Idol-winning love. "But we find a way to make it work."

True love always does find a way. Sniff.

Although she's kept quiet since first being romantically linked with Ottawa Senators hockey player Mike Fisher last month, Carrie Underwood publicly cheered for her boyfriend when his team took on her hometown Nashville Predators Monday.

Sitting in a private box in Nashville's Sommet Center, Underwood gripped the edge of her seat as he scored an assist and grimaced as Fisher was checked hard.

At one point, Fisher appeared to look up in her direction and the singer smiled back at him. Ah, to be young, in love and dating a professional hockey player.

It wasn't all fun and games, though. The 25-year-old American Idol champ was briefly shown on the scoreboard for the entire arena to see, and after noticing the cameras were on her, she quickly (and hilariously) tried to take cover ...

Travis Stork who? According to Just Jared, Carrie Underwood reportedly has her eyes set on a hot new man - Canadian NHL player Mike Fisher.

The 25-year-old American Idol winner was spotted with her hair tied back at the Ottawa Senators-Toronto Maple Leafs game at the Air Canada Centre in Toronto on Saturday. Mike Fisher plays for Ottawa, which was defeated 3-1.

Carrie watched the game from the VIP box with Fisher’s family, including his younger brother Bud Fisher, who plays goalie in college for Quinnipiac.

Carrie Underwood was shown on the Jumbotron screen’s “Hug Cam” throughout the scintillating game as she hugged the two people sitting next to her.

“She looked like she was having a great time,” a source said. “They have been talking for a while, but when the romance with Dr. Travis Stork didn’t go anywhere, she decided to take some time for some hot hockey player action.”

While that may be the least believable quote in celebrity gossip history, we hope there's some truth to these rumors, because Mike's a good looking fella!