Chien-Ming Wang

La première étoile: Daryl Katz. After several failed bids, the billionaire finally received approval from the NHL board of governors yesterday to buy his hometown Edmonton Oilers for a cool $200 million. That’s chump change for a guy who is worth $2.4 billion and runs his family’s pharmaceutical empire. He has indicated that he will spend any amount of money to ensure that the team wins, and has already pledged $100 million for the construction of a new arena. Katz is primed to bring the Oilers back to their glory days. Thank God.

La première étoile: Al Coates, the Toronto Maple Leafs newly appointed director of player personnel. Like his boss Cliff Fletcher, Al was once the GM of the Calgary Flames. The Leafs believe they now have the management team in place to win the 1989 Stanley Cup.