Red Wings help Gordie Howe celebrate 88th birthday

Three days before his 88th birthday, the Detroit Red Wings invited Gordie Howe to the rink to celebrate.

All fans in attendance Monday against Buffalo were given a sign with which to extend their warm wishes to "Mr. Hockey:"

His birthday cake was also something to behold:

This cake will be presented to Gordie Howe in a few minutes here for his 88th birthday.

A photo posted by Craig Custance (@craigcustance) on

Finally, the raucous crowd serenaded Howe with "Happy Birthday" during a commercial break:

Howe appeared in 1,687 games for the Red Wings between 1946-1971, amassing 1,809 of his 1,850 career points.

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