The club was renamed several times; from 1945 to 1976 they were named Sokol, Komunálny podnik, Spojené závody, Slavoj, Slovan, and Štart.

There they earned 2 points in 4 games against Škoda Plzeň and Poldi Kladno and did not qualify for the Extraliga.

Nitra finished 13th in their first Extraliga season, earning 39 points in 53 games and were relegated to the 1.

SNHL again, but the preliminary round was not played due to the dissolution of Czechoslovakia.

The final opponent was HC '05 Banská Bystrica, whom Nitra defeated 4–2 in the series to win the league title.