Gordie Howe is celebrating his 88th birthday on Thursday, and while he'll always be remembered as one of the game's most dominant scorers, his longevity on the ice was even more remarkable.

Howe completed his final NHL season as a 52-year-old with the Hartford Whalers in 1979-80, scoring 15 goals in 80 games.

He endured 32 pro seasons, playing more than 2,000 combined games in the NHL and WHA.

Here are three players we want to see channel Mr. Hockey by playing into their sixth decade:

Jaromir Jagr

This one's a no-brainer, and the quotable forward has even said he wants to play until he's 50.

Jagr leads the Florida Panthers in goals and points at age 44, and he passed Howe on the NHL's all-time points list earlier this month (he would have done it sooner if he hadn't spent three seasons in the KHL).

He's playing better now than he did as a rookie, and, while it might not be physically possible, we hope he plays forever.

Roberto Luongo

Jagr's teammate is also performing well at an advanced age.

The Panthers goaltender is 32-19-6 with a 2.37 GAA and .921 save percentage while appearing in 59 of Florida's 76 games.

He's shouldering a heavy workload at age 36, and his social media game remains on point.

Luongo has a long way to go, but no one would complain if he was still playing on his 50th birthday.

Jarome Iginla

The Colorado Avalanche winger has shown few signs of slowing down, posting 19 goals and 43 points at age 38.

His prolonged production isn't an anomaly. Iginla scored 30 goals with the Boston Bruins in 2013-14, and followed that up with 29 goals for the Avalanche last season.

The consummate pro still hasn't won the Stanley Cup, and we hope it doesn't take him 12 more years, but it will be a shame if he isn't able to hoist it.

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