it ▁announced ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 5 ▁when ▁the ▁new ▁background ▁association ▁was ▁announced , ▁aim ing ▁for ▁the ▁South ▁Division ▁II ▁championship ▁and ▁the ▁opening ▁up ▁opportunity ▁for ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Series . ▁T ita an it ▁played ▁in ▁the ▁most ▁s oph istic ated ▁season ▁II ▁division , ▁losing ▁the ▁regular ▁season ' s ▁ 2 6 ▁games ▁with ▁just ▁one ▁regular ▁time ▁and ▁two ▁extra ▁time ▁/ ▁winning ▁sl ots . ▁In ▁the ▁play offs , ▁T ita an it ▁march ed ▁from ▁victory ▁to ▁victory ▁and ▁ultimately ▁dropped ▁the ▁two - time ▁final s ▁of ▁Ker ava ' s ▁K J T ▁Men ▁wins ▁ 2 - 0 . ▁ ▁After ▁se cur ing ▁the ▁championship ▁of ▁the ▁Southern ▁Region , ▁T ita an it ▁were ▁ready ▁for ▁a ▁while ▁to ▁prepare ▁for ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Championships ▁until ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Ice ▁Hockey ▁Association ▁announced ▁that ▁the ▁second ▁stage ▁of ▁the ▁qual ifiers ▁would ▁not ▁be ▁played ▁up ▁due ▁to ▁the ▁low ▁level ▁of ▁clubs ▁they ▁wanted . ▁At ▁the ▁same ▁time , ▁S J L ▁reported ▁that ▁the ▁T ita an it ▁and ▁the ▁second ▁rising , ▁J y vä sk äl ä , ▁the ▁Finn ish ▁Sports ▁Ex po , ▁will ▁be ▁able ▁to ▁apply ▁for ▁a ▁seat ▁in ▁Finland ▁for ▁the ▁period ▁ 2 0 1 6 - 2 0 1 7 , ▁provided ▁that ▁the ▁license ▁conditions ▁im posed ▁by ▁the ▁association ▁are ▁ful filled . ▁ ▁Event ually , ▁on