This Sunday's season-ender Giants game marked a special occasion - the 80th birthday of Mr. Hockey, Gordie Howe (also a part-owner of the Giants). Part of the ceremony included a huge birthday cake rolled out on this restored 1956 truck (to mark Gordie's first year playing pro), and attendance by (from left to right), Marty Howe (Gordie's eldest son), Bill Gadsby, Jean Beliveau, Walter Gretzky, Mr. Hockey, Pat Quinn, and Marcel Dionne.
Giants went on to beat Chilliwack 5-3, outshooting them 36-14 (in typical Giants fashion), and a number of fights in the late going set the tone for the teams' upcoming playoff series starting this Friday.