[1][2][3][4][5][6][7] Ice hockey came to the territories that are today part of Slovenia in the late twenties, when it was promoted by Stanko Bloudek.

In the same year Yugoslav Ice Hockey League was first played and Ilirija won all the titles until the World War II.

SR Slovenia was at first represented in yugoslav league only by a team from Ljubljana, later named HK Olimpija, that lost pre-war strength and won its first title only in 1972.

Slovenian players of Jesenice and Olimpija had main role in yugoslav national team, that never managed any major results at international competitions.

In the same year Slovenia national ice hockey team was formed, playing their first official match in Austria in 1992.