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Red Wings help Gordie Howe celebrate 88th birthday

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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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