ESV Kaufbeuren

As a result of this new home, the team became more successful and was promoted to the German highest league, the Oberliga, for the first time.

The team has competed continuously in Germany's highest leagues (Oberliga and Bundesliga) with various stints in the second division.

In 1997, professional hockey in Kaufbeuren collapsed when the Kaufbeurer Adler went bankrupt and had to suspend operations in the middle of the 1997/1998 DEL season.

Liga Süd in 1998, the revived team was nicknamed Buron Joker.

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