Editing Grant Haakeson

'''Grant Haakeson''' (born February 8th, 1986) is a Finno-Valorian former professional ice hockey player who played as a center. Widely considered one of the best ice hockey players of all time, he was renowned for his speed, athleticism, and precision.

Haakeson began his VHL career with the [[Acadia Rage]], signing for the [[VHL 2006|2006 season]]. although seeing limited time as he played on the fourth line. Becoming a starter in 2007, Haakeson was instrumental in the Rage's [[2007 VHL Finals Series|runner-up finish in the championship]] and [[2007 Coupe Balbuzard|Coupe Balbuzard]] victory. After winning the [[Golden Puck]] and nearly achieving the [[Double (VHF award)|Double]] in just his second season, Haakseon signed a record-breaking contract with the [[Boston Spirits]]. In 2008 and 2009, he was key to the Spirits back-to-back Doubles, and nearly won a third in a row in 2010. After two consecutive runners-up finishes in the championship, Haakeson won a final title with the Spirits in 2013 before retiring from professional play.

Haakeson played for the [[Valorian Men's National Ice Hockey Team|Valorian National Team]] from 2006 to 2014, helping win two Olympic gold medals and the 2007 IIHF World Championship.

Across 8 seasons in the VHL, Haakeson has won 19 trophies: 4 league titles, 6 [[Dan Earle Trophy|Earle Trophies]], 3 [[Coupe Balbuzard|Coupes Balbuzard]], 2 [[Double (VHF award)|Doubles]], and 4 [[Golden Puck|Golden Pucks]]. He is widely considered one of the greatest ice hockey talents in history, and, because of his early retirement, the greatest unfulfilled prospect in VHL history.

== Year-by-year record ==
{| class="wikitable"
|+As a Player (LW)
!Year
!League Results
!Pts.
!Playoffs
!Coupe Balbuzard
!Awards
|-
! colspan="6" style="font-style: bold; background-color:#262626; color: #8EA9DB;" - |Boston Spirits
|-
|1987
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|Third
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|39
| style="background-color:#DFDFDF" |Runners-up
|Quarter-Finals
|Rookie of the Year
|- 
|1988
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|First (1st trophy)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|47
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |Champions (1st title)
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|Runners-up
|x1.9 (1)
|- 
|1989
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|First (2nd trophy)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|49
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |Champions (2nd title)
|Round of 16
|Golden Puck (1)
|- 
|1990
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|First (3rd trophy)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|54
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |Champions (3rd title)
|Round of 16
|Golden Puck (2), 50+ Season
|- 
|1991
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|First (4th trophy)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|46
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |Champions (4th title)
|Quarter-Finals
|
|-
|1992
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|Second
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|40
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |Champions (5th title)
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|Runners-up
|x1.9 (2)
|-
|1993
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|First (5th trophy)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|47
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |Champions (6th title)
|Round of 16
|Golden Puck (3)
|-
|1994
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|First (6th trophy)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|48
|Semi-Finals
|Semi-Finals
|
|- 
|1995
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|Second
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|45
| style="background-color:#DFDFDF" |Runners-up
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|Champions (1st title)
|
|}