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1980 - 1985
During the early part of the eighties Nijmegen got a new sponsor in "Vissers Meubelen". More and more 
youth players such as Frank Janssen made their debut in the Nijmegen squad. In the 1980-81 season Nijmegen had some strong import players such as Tom Ross. Also valued player Ron Kennedy (who already arrived in Nijmegen in 1978) stayed for another year.
From the 1981 season onwards Nijmegen started to recruit only young college players. Players like Scott Lecy (U. of Wisconsin, NCAA), Kevin Humphreys (Notre Dame, NCAA) and Danny Brugman (Yale University, NCAA) joined Nijmegen. These three players alone already tallied for 245 points. Together with the likes of Bill Wensink, Jorma Mantere and a lot of Nijmegen born players such as Ben Tijnagel, Henri Stoer, Fred Homburg and Jan Bruijsten Nijmegen was able to finish the season 1981-1982 season as second, behind reigning champion Feenstra Flyers from Heerenveen.
In the 1982-83 season Nijmegen again had strong import players with the likes of Donald Fraser(renowned for his stick handling), Ken Keryluk (one of the fastest players to play for Nijmegen) and Dan Gorowsky (a natural goal scorer coming from the U. of Wisconsin, NCAA). These three players tallied a shocking 347 points, notching 158 goals. Also rough and tumble Dutch Canadian Bill Wensink (North Lyort Rangers, Major A) made his debut for Nijmegen that year.
Nijmegen finished second that season behind the Heerenveen Flyers. Hockey in Nijmegen was on the rise.
In the 1983-1984 season Nijmegen clinched the title in Holland for the first time, breaking theHeerenveen Flyers dynasty. The Flyers from Heerenveen were the reigning champions for the previous seven years. Nijmegen won that title with a mix of almost only young Nijmegen born players combined with skilled imports such as Willie Desjardins (a player with strong leadership skills and a natural goal scorer), Todd Lecy (U. of Wisconsin, NCAA) and Donald Fraser (who already played for Nijmegen in the 1982-1983 season).
The following year Nijmegen played in the first round of the European cup against HS Luxemburg and won with 26:0. In the second round Nijmegen faced Olympia Ljubljana and was able to win the away game with 4:5 for a crowd of 7.000 spectators. The next round Nijmegen had to play the likes of AIK Stockholm and lost both their games 3:8 and 10:2. 
In the 1984-195 season also John Wensink made his debut for Nijmegen. John, a 400 game NHL veteran, spend his last active year as a player in Nijmegen with his nephew, Nijmegen-favorite, Bill Wensink. Other imports that year were Tom D'Andrea, Dave Williams, Ron Huykman and Andy Browne (Ohio State University, NCAA). Next to Wensink especially Browne made a huge impact with the Nijmegen fans scoring 83 points during the regular season. Although Nijmegen had players like John Wensink and Andy Browne they were not able to win the title a consecutive year. Following years.