
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?

Harold Kreis
Self - Interviewee

Leon Draisaitl
Self - Interviewee

Moritz Seider
Self - Interviewee

John-Jason Peterka
Self - Interviewee

Moritz Müller
Self - Interviewee

Korbinian Geibel
Self - Interviewee

Mathias Niederberger
Self - Interviewee

Frederik Tiffels
Self - Interviewee

Peter Draisaitl
Self - Interviewee
Kay Seider
Self - Interviewee
Dennis Peterka
Self - Interviewee

Matthias Scholze
Self - Interviewee

Christian Künast
Self - Interviewee

Katarina Witt
Self (archive footage)

Michael Edwards
Self (archive footage)