The “Vikings Freiburg” ice hockey team was founded in 1981 as part of the university sports program at the Albert-Ludwigs-Universität Freiburg i.Br. The “Vikings” were therefore the oldest university ice hockey team in Germany.
The “Vikings” have been a registered association since 2015 and have been called Vikings Freiburg e.V. ever since.
There is still a cooperation with the University of Freiburg's university sports department. In the more than 40-year history of the Vikings, around 400 students have played ice hockey for the Vikings.