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October 27, 2004 | Grahame L. Jones, Times Staff Writer
Back in the days when Jorge Campos swung from the crossbar or rushed out to midfield to join in the attack, goalkeeping was an adventure with the Galaxy. Then along came Kevin Hartman in 1997, and suddenly the story line changed. Instead of a goalkeeper known as much for his antics and his colorful uniforms as his play, Major League Soccer gained one who, over the next eight seasons, became renowned for reliability.
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September 16, 2000 | PAUL GUTIERREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
A CT scan taken of Kevin Hartman's head late Thursday evening in Tampa Bay was negative after the Galaxy goalkeeper endured a kick to his head in the Galaxy's 1-0 victory over the Mutiny in Game 1 of the best-of-three quarterfinal series. Hartman, Major League Soccer's goalkeeper of the year last season, was cleared to travel with a concussion and he returned with his teammates on the cross-country flight Friday afternoon.
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June 8, 2002 | PAUL GUTIERREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Mired in a three-game losing streak for the first time in his professional coaching career, Sigi Schmid is shuffling his lineup for today's game against the Chicago Fire in hopes of lighting a fire under the Galaxy. Kevin Hartman will replace Matt Reis and start in goal, not only for today's game, but also for the foreseeable future. "I think it's a situation where the competition between Kevin and Matt is very close," Schmid said.
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February 5, 2000 | GRAHAME L. JONES, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kevin Hartman, Major League Soccer's goalkeeper of the year in 1999, signed a contract Friday that will keep him with the Galaxy for the next four years. Terms were not disclosed, but Hartman probably will be earning three to four times the league-minimum $24,000 he earned last season. "If I wasn't happy with it, I wouldn't have signed it," he said. "I'm very excited to finally get it done.
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June 6, 1999 | DAVID WHARTON, TIMES STAFF WRITER
This was not a normal week for the Galaxy. Mired in fifth place in the Western Conference standings, the team set about reshaping its lineup. First came a trade, forward Welton for midfielder Roy Myers of the New York/New Jersey MetroStars. Then came talk of signing defender Mohammad Khakpour from the Iranian national team and bringing back former Galaxy forward Harut Karapetyan. To top it off, maintenance work at the Rose Bowl forced the players to practice at USC.
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October 2, 2002 | PAUL GUTIERREZ, TIMES STAFF WRITER
Kevin Hartman closed out the regular season as arguably the hottest goalkeeper in Major League Soccer, having given up one goal in the Galaxy's last four league games. Things have been painfully different for him in the postseason. Hartman has given up six goals in the first two games of the Galaxy's first-round MLS playoff series against the Kansas City Wizards. Still, there are no measurable worries in the Galaxy camp, not even with the No.