Even when the head coaches stayed put, there were still positions up for grabs. In particular, the men's hockey team suffered the loss of its junior varsity coach Kevin Hampe '73.

After 21 years as a Crimson coach, Hampe walked away from Bright Hockey Center in order to spend more time with his family.

Taking over for Hampe will be a member of the younger generation. After four years in a Boston University jersey, Mark Bavis will now switch allegiances and join the Harvard hockey staff.

After his career at B.U., Bavis spent three years as a player in both the American Hockey League and the East Coach Hockey League before taking a place behind the bench.

Holden On Once Again

Frank Sullivan will have one of his former players return to him this coming basketball season. After playing under Sullivan, who at the time was the head coach at Bentley College in the late 80s, Bill Holden makes a move to the Ivy League.

Although for the past three seasons Holden worked as an assistant for the Bentley program, prior to that move he was a Crimson volunteer assistant from 1992 through the 1994 season.

Holden will no doubt help the Crimson's long-range attack. As a Bentley standout, Holden still remains the Falcons' all-time leading scorer with 2,103 points and also boasts school records for three-pointers made (208) and steals (253).

New Offensive Look

In a move which looks to boost the offensive production of the Harvard football team, a new face will appear behind the Crimson sidelines.

After two seasons as an assistant coach at Northeastern, Joe Philbin will take over as the Harvard offensive coordinator this season.

While working with the Huskies' attack, Philbin guided an offense which produced an average of 366 yards and 22.5 points per game in 1996.

Considering that Harvard has been picked to finish second in the Ivy League Football Preseason Media Poll, Philbin hopes to create the same offensive results as a Crimson coach.