Editing List of VHF Awards (section)

=== Team Achievements ===

==== League Championship ====
''<small>Main Article: [[Valorian Hockey League]]</small>''

The league championship is awarded anually to the winners of the [[VHL Finals Series]], the title series of the [[VHL Playoffs]].

It was most recently won by the [[Boston Spirits]], who claimed their 17th title in [[2023 VHL Finals Series|2023]].

==== Dan Earle Trophy ====
<small>''Main Article: [[Dan Earle Trophy|Earle Trophy]]''</small>

The Dan Earle Trophy, often referred to simply as the Earle or Earle Trophy, is presented annually to the team with the most points at the end of the regular season. It is named after former VHL commissioner Dan Earle. 

Two teams, the [[Connecticut Bandits]] and the [[Acadia Rage,]] have won the Earle Trophy (in 1999 and 2002, respectively), yet never won the league championship.

It was most recently won by the [[Boston Spirits]], who claimed their 25th trophy in 2024.

==== Coupe Balbuzard ====
<small>''Main Article: [[Coupe Balbuzard]]''</small>

The Coupe Balbuzard is a single-elimination tournament held annually, typically from June to July. Opponents are selected through random draws, and matches are always played at the arena of the lower-ranked team.

It was most recently won by the [[Newfoundland Sailors]], who won their 9th title in [[2023 Coupe Balbuzard|2023]].

==== Double ====
''<small>Main Article: [[Double (VHF award)]]</small>''

The Double is awarded to a team that wins both the league championship and the Coupe Balbuzard in the same season.

It was most recently achieved by the [[Newfoundland Sailors]], who completed the feat with their victory in the [[2016 Coupe Balbuzard]].

==== Star ====
''<small>Main Article: [[Star (VHF award)]]</small>''

The star is the most prestigious official or unofficial award in Valorian ice hockey. One is awarded at the end of each decade to the best performing team throughout the past ten years by a vote of ice hockey experts and VHF journalists. The star is adorned above and becomes part of a team's crest, and may permanently adorn a team's jersey.

Four stars have been awarded, representing the 1980s, 1990s, 2000s, and 2010s. The [[Boston Spirits]] and the [[Newfoundland Sailors]] each sport two: the Spirits earned theirs for their performances in the 1980s and 2000s, and the Sailors for their showings in the 1990s and 2010s.

Due to its prestige, rarity, and more subjective awarding method than other honors, the star has at times been a controversial award. The [[1990s VHF Star Controversy|1990s]] and [[2000s VHF Star Controversy|2000s]] awards both saw contention in the awarding process.

It was most recently won by the [[Newfoundland Sailors]], who earned their second star at the [[2019 VHF End-of-the-Decade Ceremony|2019 End-of-the-Decade Ceremony]].