Molodyozhka

- Season 1

(2013)

The Bears are an underachieving group of teenagers who sit in last place in their division. They are coached by an elderly man, "Ded," which translates to "Grandpa" or "Old Man," who has led them since they were young. In fact, Kislyak, the most impudent player, has memorized most of the "Old Man's" pet phrases. They constantly underachieve, so their coach quits. Enter Sergei Petrovich Makeev, former hockey star, who is hired to get the team into the top Junior Circuit, or League. By the end of the first show, Sergei Petrovich shows he is not afraid to shake things up...

Sergei Petrovich asks for a cameraman to videotape the games, and he quickly learns that his assistant coach Romanenko and the building manager Vadim don't like change. A figure skater attracts Ponomaryov, who, we learn, has to deal with an alcoholic father and who works as a courier to provide for his grandmother. The team's scoring leader, Sasha Kostrov, has parents who want him to quit hockey to focus on his studies. Kislyak still believes Sergei Petrovich is a drug addict despite the fact that the coach again beats his player in a one-on-one drill. The episode ...

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Kislyak's father continues to put pressure on him to get back together with Yana, who has complete lost interest in him. Sasha Kostrov's parents hire a tutor so that he can balance his studies and hockey. It turns out the tutor works at the same institute Yana attends. Alina's skating partner warns Misha to stay away from her. We finally learn why Anton Antipov left the team. That doesn't stop Sergei Petrovich, who tries to get Anton to return to provide the team with some offense.

Anton's arrival to the Bears creates discord, but the team, led by its captain Egor, handles it. Misha arrives home to find his grandmother distraught because their savings has disappeared. All signs point to Misha's alcoholic father. Alina's mother wants her daughter to concentrate on skating, not Sasha. Meanwhile, the Bears prepare for a match against an undefeated opponent, and Sergei Petrovich changes the roster again. Sasha's mother loses her license, and Yana learns about it. Kislyak sells off some of his possessions so that he can keep his apartment, but he ...

The Bears continue to prepare for the match against the undefeated Lions, as Coach Sergei Petrovich urges them to cover "every centimeter" of the ice. Egor tries to get Marina to talk with him, Kislyak continues to live in his apartment against his father's wishes, and Misha tells Alina the truth about his father. Meanwhile, a local advertising company wants the team to spend an hour shooting a commercial. Sergei Petrovich refuses to sacrifice the team's time, but his assistant Romanenko yields to Vadim's desire for more money and gets most of the team to show up for ...

The game with the Lions starts out well, but the ending leaves something to be desired. The team continues to play as individuals, so Sergei Petrovich and Vasgen try a new approach to get them to play together. Misha is late for the game because he ends up at the police station. Galina, Alina's mother, has a talk with Misha. Kislyak tries to manipulate the relationship between Sasha and Yana. And Kalinin, the team's sponsor, is less than impressed with Vadim's commercial.

Stepan Arkadievich, the Bears former coach, returns to visit the team. He has since taken over the head job for the Bears' next opponent. He makes Makin an offer. Sergei Petrovich helps Iulia Borisovna fend off a mugger, but hurts himself in the process. She in turn helps him get back to his apartment. Nazarov witnesses the encounter. Kislyak is up to his usual tricks, this time trying to deceive his ex-girlfriend Yana and her new interest, Sasha Kostrov. Sasha teaches Yana how to skate.

Sergei Petrovich's painkillers are no longer working as his old knee injury flares up. Vasgen takes him to a specialist, who insists he stay in bed for a week. As a result, Romanenko takes over the coaching duties. Kislyak's ruse on Yana and Sasha becomes more intense. Misha and his grandmother plan to go to the cemetery to commemorate the tenth anniversary of his mother's death. His alcoholic father, however, upsets their plans. Anton and his mother have a heart-to-heart conversation about her personal life.

Misha finds a new part-time job thanks to Vasgen; it's quite different from his previous work as a courier. The day of the match with Khimiki finally arrives, and the boys surprise their temporary coach with some line adjustments. Although Sergei Petrovich cannot leave his apartment, he is given updates nearly play-by-play from Yulia and Vasgen. The team's owner makes an appearance after the game.

The team prepares for a 2-game road trip. Yuri Mikhailovich still leads the practice session, but Sergei Petrovich's knee improves every day, and he plans to rejoin the team in time for the trip, frustrating Yuri's ambitions. Kislyak's father's birthday party reveals the truth about Yana's relationship with the younger Kislyak. A city-wide competitive math exam makes juggling studies and hockey even harder for Dima. Marina doesn't feel so good.

The team takes a road trip to play two against "Tornado." Nazarov uses his new videocamera to capture some of the action on the trip. Romanenko also videotapes some action. Marina gets some news about her love life. A thief appears in the locker room, which threatens to upset the new-found unity on the team.

The search for the thief continues, and Anton is worried that his teammates don't believe him. Alina once again visits the restaurant where Misha works. Kislyak hesitates in responding to Marina's request for money.

Sergei Petrovich uses logic to catch the thief. Misha gets fired from his job as a bouncer, and it might be his last for a while. Kislyak's father is determined to interfere in his son's affairs. Sasha learns that his father is not the man he appears to be, and Sergei Petrovich has a surprise visitor.

The flu bug hits the team. It sidelines some players, but it gives others new opportunities. Sergei Petrovich's ex-fiancee tries to meddle in his life. Misha's father continues his road to recovery from alcohol, while Alina and Misha reconcile. Marina decides to take matters in her own hands, but her ability to keep it a secret is challenged.

With the Shchukin brothers out, Sergei Petrovich chooses a temporary captain. His pick surprises the team. Anton tries to get Olga to interview only him, but a certain player's father insists on taking part in the discussion. Sasha tells Yana that he believes that the gossip about his father is not true even when certain events happen right in front of him.

It's Sergei Petrovich's 35th birthday, and he gets some presents. Kalinin is very generous with his coach, but Sergei Petrovich doesn't seem to know what to do with that gift. The team struggles to find the perfect present, yet they finally do with Olga's help. Meanwhile, Sasha not only refuses to forgive his father for cheating on his mother, he also makes some dramatic changes in his life. While one member of the Antipov family seems to be losing a love relationship, the other member seems to be finding one.

Sergei Petrovich's new car is stolen, and all signs point to one person. Dima is fully recovered from the flu, but he faces a difficult conflict between hockey and his studies. His brother Yegor is finally released from the hospital and gets a surprise offer for a ride home. The team's game is finally rescheduled, and they seem prepared for it. Sasha continues to have difficulty interacting with his father, who has moved out of the apartment.

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Bakin struggles with his studies as he takes over full-time duties in goal as the team begins its preparations for the playoffs. Vadim Iurevich helps him out. Meanwhile the Bears have a meaningless (for them) game to play before the playoffs begin. A representative from their opponent for that match makes Vadim Iurevich an offer he cannot refuse. MIsha's grandmother is taken to the hospital for heart problems. It turns out she needs surgery. Dima misses playing hockey and his relationship with Vika changes. Vadim Iurevich offers Olga a job as the team's "press ...

Misha learns that his grandmother needs surgery to survive her heart problems, but he and his now-sober father cannot afford it. They seek a loan at a bank where Alina's mother works. Bakin struggles with his conscience at the offer Vadim Iurevich makes him. He doesn't know where to turn. Yana is about to celebrate a birthday party, and Kislyak wants to the opportunity to change his relationship with her. Marina plans a surprise for a celebration with Egor, but he is exhausted after practice. Dima's former coach makes him an offer.

Dima decides to accept his former coach's offer and joins "Khimik." Kislyak and Kostrov show up at Yana's birthday party at the same time, but only one leaves with her. Semen continues to struggle with the moral dilemma Vadim Iurevich places before him. Sergei Petrovich asks Olga to change one small detail on the web page she has just created for the team. And MIsha resolves the situation with his grandmother.

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Anton struggles to tell Olga why they can no longer see each other. Sasha looks for a job to pay for the telephone he buys Yana. Kislyak learns from a hacker that Kristina is not who she seems to be. Vadim Iurevich gets an offer to make money for the team, and he recommends Kislyak for the job. Dima is bored with no hockey in his life. A stranger saves Bakin from having to pay a fine for riding the bus without a ticket.

Sergei Petrovich brings in an old friend to help the team prepare for the playoffs. Working on the side draws many of the players into new positions: Sasha begins work for a moving company, Olga's resignation means that the team needs some web page help, and Kislyak gets several of his teammates to join him on another hockey-playing venture. Misha's father considers new housing arrangements. Sergei Petrovich and Yulia go out for dinner and dancing.

Kislyak, Sasha, Misha, and Dima Shchukin earn some money playing night hockey, but the cost is higher than anyone could have seen. Vasgen finds out about their activity. Olga turns to Yuliya to try to discover why Anton has so abruptly cut off their relationship. Bakin shows his counterpart from the young women's team some exercises for goalkeepers.

Sergei Petrovich calls an old friend to learn that an operation in Germany might save Sasha's hockey career, but the cost is a million rubles. Everyone pitches in to try to make it happen. Sergei Petrovich also digs around to find out who connected the boys with the night hockey team. Kislyak, meanwhile, finds the man who broke Sasha's shoulder. Bakin decides the video of him showing Rita some exercises isn't so bad. Alina helps Misha and his father hang wallpaper. Olga's dad comes to take her home, but Olga asks him to return a teddy bear to Anton, which leads to an ...

Sasha's parents continue scraping together money to pay for the operation he needs. Bakin has a hard time keeping track of the amulet his father gave him. Misha gets stuck in an elevator with the most unlikely of folks. We discover a bit more about his deceased mother. Olga's father refuses to leave town until Yulia agrees to let him meet his biological son.

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Anton and Olga finally get their parents to tell them some truth about their past. Vadim Iurevich engages in a plot that outdoes even the machinations of Ostap Bender. Sergei Petrovich and Misha are at the center of it. The semifinal takes place.

Sergei Petrovich returns and finds Vadim Iurevich drunk in his office. Oleg Ivanovich joins them for a discussion that clears the air. Misha gets a visit from a KHL representative. Olga tries to get her old job back, and the cheerleaders organize a party for the boys.

The party ends with Marina's past destroying more than friendship between Shchukin and Kislyak. Only one can remain on the team. Romanenko and the KHL agent pay a visit to Misha's apartment and meet his grandmother and father. Their conversation changes MIsha's plans for the future. Kazantsev tells Romanenko what he really thinks of him. Sergei Petrovich has an honest conversation with Yegor. Bakin brings Rita home to meet his parents. The boys continue to prepare for the final with Khimik.

Vasgen happens to see a near accident, and it causes him to lose his temper. He faces serious consequences as a result of it. Kostrov returns from Germany with increased mobility in his shoulder. Alina's parents invite Misha, his father, and his grandmother for a family celebration. Several folks continue to give Egor advice about his role as captain of the team. Anton asks his biological father to return to have a conversation with Sergei Petrovich. The team continues to prepare for the final with Khimik.

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