Junior League

The Bears are an underachieving group of teenagers who sit in last place in their division. Their elderly coach quits after years of underachievement. A former NHL star, Sergei Makeev, is hired to get the team into the top Junior League and shows he is not afraid to shake things up.

After the new coach has trouble convincing the staff to hire a cameraman to film games, he finds that the organization does not like change. His top scorer's parents try and get him to quit to focus on school.

As Coach Makeev continues to have trouble turning the Bears into a winner, their billionaire sponsor shows up to further complicate matters.

After another disappointing loss, it appears they must go back to the drawing board. The top players are not meshing and are constantly distracted. Makeev wants to bring back "the criminal" to bolster the squad, but finds himself in a disagreement with his assistants.

As Kislyak's father continues to put pressure on him to get back together with Yana, Kostrov's parents hire a tutor so that he can balance his studies and hockey. We finally learn why Anton Antipov left the team, and why Sergei Petrovich 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's savings has disappeared. All signs point to Misha's alcoholic father. As the Bears prepare for an important match against an undefeated opponent, Sergei Petrovich changes the roster again.

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. Meanwhile, a local advertising company wants the team to spend an hour shooting a commercial but Sergei Petrovich refuses to sacrifice the team's time. His assistant Romanenko gets most of the team to show up for the shoot anyway.

The game with the Lions starts out well, despite a player being arrested and arriving late. The team continues to play as individuals, so Sergei Petrovich and Vasgen try a new approach to get them to play together. The team's sponsor is less than impressed with Vadim's commercial.

Stepan Arkadievich, the Bears former coach, returns to visit the team and has since taken over the head job for their next opponent. He makes Makin an offer. Petrovich helps Iulia Borisovna fend off a mugger, but hurts himself in the process. Kislyak is up to his usual tricks, this time trying to deceive his ex-girlfriend Yana and her new interest, Sasha Kostrov.

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.

Misha finds a new part-time job thanks to Vasgen, which is quite different from his previous work as a courier. The day of the match 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. A city-wide competitive math exam makes juggling studies and hockey even harder for Dima.

The team takes a road trip to play two against "Tornado" and Nazarov uses his new video camera to capture some of the action on the trip. 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 and 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 generous presents that he doesn't know what to do with. 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. The team's game is finally rescheduled, and they seem prepared for it.

Problems on the ice, and at home, come to a head for everyone, and during training the team finds out it is losing one of it's players.