The St. Louis Blues planned a grand entrance for their man of the hour, Justin Faulk .

The veteran defenseman was honored for his 1,000th NHL game before the Blues took on the Utah Mammoth at Enterprise Center on Saturday. He reached the milestone on Nov. 17 against the Toronto Maple Leafs.

The hallway heading to the team's locker room had a giant "1,000" at the entrance and was lined with digital photos of Faulk, from his college career at Minnesota-Duluth to his draft night all the way through the current season.

"I had some nice hair," he joked about his blonde look in college as he walked past the displays.

Teammates also got in on the act.

Players arrived wearing custom t-shirts with an illustration of Faulk, his name and a 1,000 games logo.

During warmups, teammates wore spec

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