Let's make this birthday one to remember.

36 years old (Born on June 07, 1988)

Happy birthday to Milan Lucic, the Canadian hockey legend who can check people into next week and score goals like it's nobody's business! From lifting Lord Stanley’s Cup with Boston in 2011, when he bruised bodies and lit the lamp along the way, to dominating offensively in that thrilling playoff run of 2013—even if things ended a tad abruptly against Chicago—we salute your unmatched grit (and glorious playoff beard).

Here's hoping this year is filled with plenty more amazing moments on ice—and fewer black eyes than you give out. Keep showing us how real hockey players celebrate birthdays: by checking aging firmly into the boards. Cheers to another epic trip around life's rink!