championship title, the EHC Osterode were 500 spectators in the hall, and to the game in Osterode over 50 fans travel to support the team. Against the junior team of the Hannover Scorpions, in which played the DEL legend Len Soccio, 800 spectators came to the indoor ice rink, which meant the highest number of spectators in a duty game since the 2000/2002 season. In view of the still difficult financial situation, the Crocodiles, however, renounced once again to ascend. However, the league management of the Lower Saxony ice sports federation urged that the Crocodiles, as champions, should exercise their right of ascent or instead descend into the national league. Finally, a compromise was concluded, forcing the first men's team to be forced into the regional league and the continuation of the play company as a 1b team, and the founding of a new team with the additional name Juniors in the federation league. The FTV committed itself to playing in every game of the Juniors with at least twelve U23 players. The Juniors team, however, consisted largely of the squad of the pre-season, supplemented with some players from the youth and junior section. At the end of the season, the team finished forth after the Wedemark Scorpions, the REV Bremerhaven 1b and the Salzgitter Steelers. In the 2009/10 season, the Crocodiles start with the First Men's Team in the Regionalliga, although they were unable to qualify the last year. 2010–present By the league reformation of the 3rd game class in the summer of 2010, the team of the Crocodiles participated in the Oberliga Nord 2010/11 and reached the eight after the preliminary round. In the 2011/12 season, the team reached third place in the relegation round after 8th place after the main round. In the 2012/13 season, the team finished in the seventh round and finished third in the third round. Although the Crocodiles were in financial difficulties during the 2014/15 season, and they did not play well for a while, they finish in sixth place after the preliminary round and in fifth place after the playoffs, their best placement of the last 15 years. A season later, the Crocodiles were 18th and last place after the main round. They were able to place themselves in front of the local rival HSV and the clubs of Prussia and FASS. For the 2016/17 season, the farmers fired a surprise with