San Jose Sharks defenceman Marc-Édouard Vlasic‏ turns 30-years-old on March 30, but since the Sharks start a three-game road trip on his birthday he needed to celebrate a day early.

The Sharks didn’t depart for Edmonton until later in the day on Wednesday, so the 11-year veteran got to enjoy a birthday cake before the team headed north to Canada.

However, Vlasic’s birthday cake didn’t look like your typical cake, as he got something a little special made for him for the big 3-0.



Thank you @SwtsByDesign for this awesome @NerfNation birthday cake🎂Looks amazing and taste great! Best looking cake I've ever had 👍 pic.twitter.com/KvKFfLGdUE — Marc-Édouard Vlasic (@Vlasic44) March 29, 2017 You're quite welcome @Vlasic44 - we had a blast making it! Happy birthday 🎁and Thank You for the win last night!!! — Sweets By Design (@SwtsByDesign) March 29, 2017

We’re going to go ahead and guess that Vlasic was a big fan of NERF guns when he was growing up, and his love for them is clearly still there. This is definitely one of the cooler birthday cakes we’ve seen a professional athlete receive this year, and is a step up on the cake Steph Curry received on his birthday.



Blessed to see another year. So many things to be thankful for! Keep growing, keep pushing, living life....Appreciate everyone who reached out today. #29 #morelife A post shared by Wardell Curry (@stephencurry30) on Mar 14, 2017 at 6:04pm PDT

(H/T Twitter/Vlasic44)