Premium Cup International Team Curse

The Premium Cup International Team Curse was an unofficial "curse" that said that any team that was not based in America was doomed to win the Premium Cup. Although its origins are unknown, all Premium Cup champion teams prior to Season 7 were based in America. The Alberta Outlaws (S2), Palau Fighting Jellyfish (S5), Ottawa Titans (S5), Manitoba Sharks (S5), and Winnipeg Polars (S6) were all of the non-America teams in the RPHL, and each of the teams truly seemed like there was a curse against them.

In S2, the Alberta Outlaws finished dead last in the league with a measly 8 points, and a 4-12-0 record. This was the 45th worst team performance in RPHL history, only having a better record than 7 teams...

In S5, the Ottawa Titans missed the playoffs in the Eastern Conference, and the Manitoba Sharks did as well in the Western Conference... the Sharks were eliminated because they had 1 fewer win than the Seattle Hornets. The Palau Fighting Jellyfish were a powerhouse team in S5, but, they blew a 3-1 series lead in the Eastern Series of Round 1 of the Premium Cup Playoffs to the Long Island Red Wolves. In S5, the Premium Cup International Team Curse seemed stronger than ever before.

Finally, in S6, the Winnipeg Polars were by far the Premium Cup favorites, winning the King's Cup by a comfortable margin as the best team in the league. They became the first team in RPHL history to blow a 3-0 series lead, as they lost to the Long Island Red Wolves in the Premium Cup Finals.

The curse was finally broken in S7, when the Quebec Predators, based in Quebec Canada, won the Premium Cup after sweeping the Utah Vipers in the Premium Cup Finals, and beating the Long Island Red Wolves in the Eastern Series.