Let's make this birthday one to remember.

47 years old (Born on May 06, 1977)

Happy Birthday, Mark Eaton! You're still Delaware's most famous NHL export, possibly because you remain the ONLY NHL player from there. It’s not every defenseman who can claim they single-handedly put an entire state on the hockey world map—quite literally.

From your memorable debut with the Philadelphia Flyers during that unforgettable 1999-2000 season to becoming a reliable force guarding blue lines league-wide, you’ve made history skating backwards better than most folks skate forwards. Wishing you continued happiness and fewer bruises off the ice—and hoping today feels precisely like winning Game 7 of life’s Stanley Cup Finals!