Editing Grant Haakeson

{| style="float:right;border:1px solid black;margin-left: 10px;width: 40%;"
! colspan="2" |<big>Grant Haakeson</big>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#dcdcdc;" |No. 55
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="text-align:left" |<small>Position</small>
|<small>Center</small>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#dcdcdc;" |Personal information
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! style="text-align:left" |<small>Born</small>
|<small>February 8th, 1986<br />Boston, Boston Province, Valoria</small>
|- style="vertical-align:top;"
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#dcdcdc;" |Career history
|-
| colspan="2" |
* <small>[[Acadia Rage]] (2005–2007)</small>
* <small>[[Boston Spirits]] (2007–2013)</small>
|-
! colspan="2" style="background-color:#dcdcdc;" |Career hightlights and awards
|-
| colspan="2" |
* <small>5× [[Golden Puck (VHF award)|Golden Puck]] winner (2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)</small>
* <small>2× [[Double (VHF award)|Double]] winner (2008, 2009)</small>
* <small>4× [[Valorian Hockey League|VHL]] champion (2008, 2009, 2010, 2013)</small>
* <small>6× [[Dan Earle Trophy|Earle Trophy]] winner (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013)</small>
* <small>3× [[Coupe Balbuzard]] winner (2007, 2008, 2009)</small>
|}

'''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 [[Valorian Hockey League|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 (VHF award)|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 20 trophies: 4 league titles, 6 [[Dan Earle Trophy|Earle Trophies]], 3 [[Coupe Balbuzard|Coupes Balbuzard]], 2 [[Double (VHF award)|Doubles]], and 5 [[Golden Puck (VHF award)|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 (C)
!Year
!League Results
!Pts.
!Playoffs
!Coupe Balbuzard
!Awards
|-
! colspan="6" style="font-style: bold; background-color:#CC3300; color: #FFD966;" - |Acadia Rage
|-
|2006
|10th
|27
| -
|Quarter-finals
|
|- 
|2007
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|Fourth
|style="background-color:#DFFFDF"|37
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|Runners-up
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|Champions (1st title)
|Golden Puck (1)
|- 
! colspan="6" style="font-style: bold; background-color:#262626; color: #8EA9DB;" - |Boston Spirits
|-
|2008
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|First (1st trophy)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|43
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |Champions (1st title)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|Champions (2nd title)
|Golden Puck (2), Double (1)
|- 
|2009
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|First (2nd trophy)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|50
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|Champions (2nd title)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|Champions (3rd title)
|Golden Puck (3), Double (2)
|- 
|2010
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|First (3rd trophy)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|46
| style="background-color:#FFFFBF" |Champions (3rd title)
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|Runners-up
|Golden Puck (4)
|-
|2011
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|First (4th trophy)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|48
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|Runners-up
|Round of 16
|
|-
|2012
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|First (5th trophy)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|48
|style="background-color:#DFDFDF"|Runners-up
|Semi-finals
|
|-
|2013
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|First (6th trophy)
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|46
|style="background-color:#FFFFBF"|Champions (4th title)
|Semi-finals
|Golden Puck (5)
|}

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