Tampa Bay Rhinos

The Tampa Bay Rhinos were a RPHL team that competed in Season 2, Season 3, and Season 4 as a member of the Eastern Conference. The Rhinos are traditionally remembered as one of the most successful and dominant RPHL franchises, as the team performed at a high level throughout league history. Even though the team has never won the Premium Cup, the Rhinos are one of the franchises that will never be forgotten from the RPHL, as they won the Eastern Conference Champions Trophy twice, in S2 and S3, along with the King's Cup, in S2. The Tampa Bay Rhinos also made the Premium Cup Finals in S2. They were defeated in a 4-2 series by the Utah Vipers.



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History
The Tampa Bay Rhinos were added to the league following the RPHL S2 custom team expansion. They were officially added as the Kansas City Rhinos, a team created by Zombiex955. He later re-located the team to become the Toronto Rhinos, before S2 began. The first owner of the Rhinos was SharkyNarlyYT. Since he was the first owner, SharkyNarlyYT subsequently became the official founder of the franchise, even though the idea for the team was introduced to the league by Zombiex955. Sharky moved the team to Tampa Bay, Florida, soon after S2 began. This made the team known as what it is today: the Tampa Bay Rhinos.

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Notable Contributors to the Franchise

 * SharkyNarlyYT
 * LmaChewYou
 * BirdoTheEmu
 * dylthesvag
 * Amneziio
 * samntyerov
 * DonCheadle

Trivia

 * BirdoTheEmu is the only RPHL player to win the Playoffs MVP Trophy as a member from the losing team. Birdo won this award as a Tampa Bay Rhino, after they lost in the S2 Premium Cup Finals to the Utah Vipers.
 * The S2 Tampa Bay Rhinos still hold the Regular Season team record of lowest Goals Against in a season. They only let in 16 goals.
 * The S4 Tampa Bay Rhinos hold the record for the least amount of points in a season. They finished with just 4 points (2-18-0).
 * In S3, there was a 3-way tie for the King's Cup. The Tampa Bay Rhinos, Utah Vipers, and San Antonio Hawks each finished their season with 13 points. They even had the exact same record (6-3-1)! Utah won the award though, as they had the best Goal Differential.
 * The S3 Playoffs was the only time that both 2nd seed teams in both conferences beat the 1st seeds in the first round. The Roadrunners beat the Rhinos and the Hawks beat the Vipers.