Power Play 

This ensemble comedy/drama revolves around Brett Parker, a brilliant but morally empty sports agent who begins to find redemption in spite of himself when he moves back to his hometown to ... See full summary »

Creators:

William Laurin, Glenn Davis

Stars:

Michael Riley, Kari Matchett, Dean McDermott

6 wins & 5 nominations.

Cast

Series cast summary:
Michael Riley	...	Brett Parker 26 episodes, 1998-2000
Kari Matchett	...	Colleen Blessed 26 episodes, 1998-2000
Dean McDermott	...	Mark Simpson 26 episodes, 1998-2000
Caterina Scorsone	...	Michelle Parker 26 episodes, 1998-2000
Gordon Pinsent	...	Duff McArdle 26 episodes, 1998-2000
Jonathan Rannells	...	'Terminal' Todd Maplethorpe / ... 26 episodes, 1998-2000
Krista Bridges	...	Rose Thornton 26 episodes, 1998-2000
Lori Alter	...	Renata D'Alessandro 25 episodes, 1998-2000
Neil Crone	...	Coach Harry Strand 22 episodes, 1998-2000
Normand Bissonnette	...	'Shakey' Al Tremblay 17 episodes, 1998-2000
Rob Faulds	...	Play-by-Play Announcer / ... 15 episodes, 1998-2000
Mark Lutz	...	Jukka Branny-Acke 13 episodes, 1998-1999

Storyline

This ensemble comedy/drama revolves around Brett Parker, a brilliant but morally empty sports agent who begins to find redemption in spite of himself when he moves back to his hometown to run a struggling, low-end NHL franchise. Once there, he discovers that redemption is not as easy to find.

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Plot Keywords:

hamilton ontario | hockey team | hockey | 

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Genres:

Comedy | Drama | Sport

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Did You Know?

Trivia

Although it managed to last two seasons in its native Canada, in America it lasted two weeks. The second episode managed to receive the lowest ratings for any network television series in America at the time.

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Soundtracks

The Hockey Song
Performed by Stompin' Tom Connors

User Reviews

Disliked It

I thought this show was really boring and the comedy was not up to snuff.

I remember it well because at the time I was dating a girl who really enjoyed the show or maybe she just pretended she did for the sake of her friend, a girl who was in the show who I remember and see in the cast list but will not name her because I don't want to single her out in my review.... mostly because my review is definitely not going to be a good one, and even though I met her a long time ago she seemed nice and actually seems like she is actually a talented performer who I'm sure has done much better work on much better shows since this one. I'm assuming.

The acting on this show was not very good, the stories and plot lines were terrible. The comedy they do on the show is not funny at all and again is totally predictable, what is the point of doing jokes that are so obvious that everyone watching has already thought of them anyway?

This show is better than MVP, another Canadian hockey series that was on CBC a few years later, but that's not saying much since MVP was awful.

Details

Official Sites:

The Hamilton Steelheads - Power Play

Country:

Canada

Language:

English

Release Date:

14 June 1999 (USA)

Also Known As:

Lätkässä

Filming Locations:

Hamilton, Ontario, Canada

Company Credits

Production Co:

Alliance Atlantis Communications, Canadian Television (CTV), NDG Productions

Technical Specs

Runtime:

60 min

Color:

Color