The Junior Team

The series tells the story of a junior hockey club named The Bears (Russian: Медведи Medvedi).

[2] The casting was held in Chelyabinsk, while all the games and training scenes were shot in Ice Hockey Hall in Podolsk.

The hockey scenes (in seasons 1 and 2) were managed by Yevgeny Polynskikh, who previously worked with Canadian specialists on the set of the movie Legend № 17.

In October 2013, Eksmo released first book called "Molodezhka:The First Match" (Russian: Молодёжка.Первый матч) written by Yekaterina Nevolina based on the first season of the series.

[6] On January 12, 2015, Eksmo released second book called "Molodezhka:Chance for a Victory" (Russian: Молодёжка.Шанс на победу) written by Anna Antonova based on the second season of the series.