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.

SNHL in the 1986–87 season but in the preliminary round they lost against Poldi Kladno.

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

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