The team plays in the North Section of the Oberliga (Upper League), the third tier of German ice hockey.

By this time, ice hockey in East Germany was very much a minority sport and BSG Chemie played very few games.

The East German government minimised the amount that ice hockey was allowed to be played due to the cost.

After the Christmas break, the team faltered at the start of the promotion round and Josef Kovachek was replaced behind the bench by Andreas Bentenrieder.

The coaching change reinvigorated the side as they beat arch rivals Halle 04 Saale Bulls in the playoff semi-finals before defeating Blue Lions Leipzig 2-1 in the finals series to claim the team's second championship.

The team were offered promotion to the Oberliga but turned it down due to the financial instability of the league and its impending structural change.

The 2006-07 season started with another coaching change as Bentenrieder was replaced by former Olympic gold medal winner and Soviet national star Sergei Yashin.

The 2007-08 season saw Yashin's side storm away to the top of the Northern group early on but around Christmas time, the team faltered.

The Eisbären Juniors Berlin (the under 21 side of the German champions) announced they were withdrawing from the league and were joined by Leipzig and the Halle 04 Saale Bulls.

When he arrived, Kramerenko spoke virtually no German but his talented and high-scoring style of play won the fans over.

Hippik earned a reputation throughout the league for his breathtaking saves, original style of play, and for doing headstands on ice when the team won.

During his first season with the team, during a game at home against Schönheide Wölfe, the visitors were trailing in the last few moments and pulled their goalkeeper for an extra attacker.