Powerplay - The Best Ice Hockey Team for the Olympics (2026)
In Febuary 2026 the world's best ice hockey players will descend on Milan and Cortina d'Ampezzo for the most eagerly awaited XXV Olympic Winter Games in living memory. For German national coach Harry Kreis the twelve months leading up to the final nominations of his olympic squad are equally exciting and stressful - a period plagued with difficult decisions and sleepless nights. A young team falters at the world championships, struggling under the pressure of the big stage, while older statesmen wait in the wings ready to replace them. The start of the domestic season offers a chance to impress the head coach, but the intense schedule heightens the risk of injury. Ultimately it's up to coach Kreis to make the final cut: who will play and who will be left at home?
Directors: Mario Kottkamp, Jens Pfeifer.
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Harold Kreis as Self - Interviewee |
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Leon Draisaitl as Self - Interviewee |
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Moritz Seider as Self - Interviewee |
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John-Jason Peterka as Self - Interviewee |
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Moritz Müller as Self - Interviewee |
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Korbinian Geibel as Self - Interviewee |
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Mathias Niederberger as Self - Interviewee |
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Frederik Tiffels as Self - Interviewee |
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Peter Draisaitl as Self - Interviewee |
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Kay Seider as Self - Interviewee |
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Dennis Peterka as Self - Interviewee |
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Matthias Scholze as Self - Interviewee |
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Christian Künast as Self - Interviewee |
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Katarina Witt as Self (archive footage) |
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Michael Edwards as Self (archive footage) |
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Heinz Weisenbach as Self (archive footage) |
| Directing | Mario Kottkamp | Director |
| Directing | Jens Pfeifer | Director |
| Writing | Jens Pfeifer | Writer |
| Writing | Tom Littlewood | Writer |
| Production | Tom Littlewood | Producer |
| Production | Christian Beetz | Producer |
| Production | Kathrin Isberner | Line Producer |
| Production | Volker Geist | Line Producer |
| Crew | Raiko Richter | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Guido Nietfeld | Commissioning Editor |
| Crew | Matthias Göpfert | Commissioning Editor |
| Editing | Martin Reimers | Editor |
| Camera | Anton Felixberger | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Tom Bergmann | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Johnny Brungs | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Martin Christ | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Manuel Polizzi | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Rick Schepker | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Till Vielrose | Director of Photography |
| Camera | Nils Vogt | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Nikola Chapelle | Sound |
| Sound | Alexander Czart | Sound |
| Sound | Moharram Ebrahimi | Sound |
| Sound | Rainer Hirsch | Sound |
| Sound | Rafael Loerwald | Sound |
| Sound | Moritz Münker | Sound |
| Sound | Laura Matissek | Sound Designer |
| Sound | Laura Matissek | Sound Re-Recording Mixer |
| Camera | Pascal Garbrecht | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Eliza Kamerling-Brown | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Alex Kusikow | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Clemens Mayr | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Arthur Meitzner | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Benny Rüchel | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Tim Teichmann | Assistant Camera |
| Camera | Josias van Zyl | Assistant Camera |
| Editing | Romy Schwerdtner | Assistant Editor |
| Lighting | Tobias Menzel | Lighting Supervisor |
| Camera | Vivienne Teyke | Camera Technician |
| Sound | Jonas Vincent | Foley Artist |
| Editing | Lukas Link | Color Grading |
| Crew | Tata Lobo | Technical Supervisor |
| Crew | Bruno Pi Pintos | Post Production Assistant |
| Production | Raphaëlle Montesquieu | Production Coordinator |
| Production | Benjamin Frank | Production Manager |
| Crew | Xavier Agudo | Post Production Supervisor |
| Production | Sandra Albert | Executive In Charge Of Production |
| Production | Kerstin Pludra | Production Manager |
