In the 2008–09 season the financial background was not that bright, so that the fifth rank after the preliminaries was a good result. Ben Cottreau (top-scorer with 59 points) was a lucky pull, and Tom Kühnhackl made his debut in professional hockey. Unfortunately the team was defeated in the quarterfinals by EV Ravensburg in six games. The 2009-10 preliminaries were finished on the fifth rank again. Even young forwards Tom Kühnhackl and Tobias Rieder, who left for Canada after that season, could not prevent a loss against Bietigheim in the playoff quarterfinals.