Martin Brodeur 1990-91 7th Inning Sketch QMJHL Edition Rookie, the very first Brodeur card ever. It’s true.

Last night Martin Brodeur was awesome again, making 24 saves in the New Jersey Devils 3-0 win over the Philadelphia Flyers, and recording his 120th career shutout in the process. 120 career shutouts. C’est magnifique!

Sure, Marty might not yet have captured the most shutouts in one season – that record has stood since 1928-29 when George Hainsworth somehow did it 22 times. And okay, he might not yet have the league’s longest continuous shutout by a goaltender – that’s Alec Connell’s miraculous feat from 1927-28 when he went for 461 minutes, 29 seconds (7 gms, 2 pds) – but Marty’s recorded the most playoff shutouts, most career wins, most this, most that, the most everything else. Just ask Patrick Roy.

To celebrate another milestone in Marty’s career, today’s Hump Day Hockey Cards gives you a chance to take a look back at both his rookie cards and his somewhat spectacular fashion sense.

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One thing comes to mind when viewing this fine card of Patrick Roy. That thing is: ARRGGHAAABBLL. You know that’s the sound of goalie’s spraying water in their faces.

We’re a few short days away from the return of the NHL. We’re impatient. We’re ornery. Here’s something to help get you through.

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It’s officially one of the busiest travel days of the year here in the USA. We here at Aerys Sports hope you have a safe trip. As long as you obey the plethora of signs in Patrick Roy’s goal crease you should be fine.

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This week we travel back… back to the early 1990s when the NHL grew to include the Ottawa Senators and the Tampa Bay Lightning. What is it about expansion teams that lend themselves to some really horrible gimmick cards?

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We are officially not messing around on Friday Fisticuffs. We’re headed to the vaults and pulling out a bout that is part of hockey legend.

Goalie fights are a rare and beautiful thing, but goalie fights where one of the combatants is one of the greatest netminders to ever play the game?

…Actually, that happened more than a few times for Patrick Roy.

Today we flash back to a time when the Colorado Avalanche/ Detroit Red Wings rivalry was one of the most heated in the NHL. A mystical time called 1998.

What a wacky time. Goalies fighting. Hockey on ESPN 2. Dark jerseys on the road. Outstanding.

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