What better way to throw a birthday party for Vladimir Konstantinov than at a hockey game?
There will be some familiar faces on hand for Konstantinov’s 56th birthday, part of which he will spend dropping the puck for the ceremonial opening faceoff for the Detroit Red Wings alumni game against a team representing The Well Church in Brighton.
The annual fund-raising game will begin at 2 p.m. Sunday at 140 Ice Den in Howell. The game will be preceded by a game at 12:30 p.m. between 30-and-over alumni from Brighton and Hartland, two Livingston County rivals who played last week in the state Division 1 semifinals.