Founded in 1995, the THOMAS SABO Ice Tigers have played in Germany's top flight, the DEL, since they began.

In their early years the Ice Tigers needed to avoid relegation in both 1997 and 2000, but since then have made the playoffs in all bar one of the following seasons.

The Ice Tigers have gone out in the DEL playoff Quarter-Finals an unbelievable 13 times since 2001, however in the past three seasons were beaten Semi-Finalists. They have made the Finals just twice, in 1999 and 2007, but have never lifted the Championship trophy.

The team plays its home games at the ARENA NÜRNBERGER Versicherung which, built in 2001, has a capacity for just over 7,600 spectators.

Cult players at the team include Yan Stastny, Jame Pollock, and Steven Reinprecht who retired after the 2017/18 season.