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Get ESPN MCH Game Competition Detail (core-v2)

Usage

espn_mch_game_competition(event_id, cid = event_id, ...)

Arguments

event_id

ESPN event (game) identifier.

cid

Competition identifier. Defaults to event_id (for MCH the single competition always has the same id as its parent event).

...

Reserved for forward compatibility.

Value

A one-row fastRhockey_data tibble with competition detail:

col_nametypesdescription
event_idcharacterESPN event id (echoed from arg).
cidcharacterCompetition id (echoed from arg).
idcharacterESPN competition identifier.
guidcharacterCompetition global unique identifier.
uidcharacterCompetition uid string.
datecharacterStart date/time (ISO 8601 UTC).
attendanceintegerAnnounced attendance.
neutral_sitelogicalWhether the game was played at a neutral venue.
time_validlogicalWhether the start time is confirmed.
boxscore_availablelogicalWhether boxscore data is available.
play_by_play_availablelogicalWhether play-by-play data is available.
linescore_availablelogicalWhether linescore data is available.
on_watch_espnlogicalWhether the game is/was on WatchESPN.
recentlogicalWhether the game is recent.
venue_refcharacter$ref URL for the venue.
competitors_refcharacter$ref URL for the competitors collection.
status_refcharacter$ref URL for the competition status object.
odds_refcharacter$ref URL for the odds collection.
officials_refcharacter$ref URL for the officials collection.
competition_refcharacter$ref URL for this competition object.

Details

League slug mens-college-hockey; season is the END year (2026 = 2025-26). Same ESPN helper as espn_nhl_game_competition() (columns inherited); a collection may be empty.

See also

Other ESPN MCH Functions: espn_mch_award(), espn_mch_awards(), espn_mch_calendar(), espn_mch_coach(), espn_mch_coach_record(), espn_mch_coach_season(), espn_mch_conferences(), espn_mch_draft(), espn_mch_fpi(), espn_mch_franchise(), espn_mch_franchises(), espn_mch_game(), espn_mch_game_broadcasts(), espn_mch_game_leaders(), espn_mch_game_odds(), espn_mch_game_official_detail(), espn_mch_game_officials(), espn_mch_game_play(), espn_mch_game_play_personnel(), espn_mch_game_plays(), espn_mch_game_powerindex(), espn_mch_game_predictor(), espn_mch_game_probabilities(), espn_mch_game_propbets(), espn_mch_game_scoringplays(), espn_mch_game_situation(), espn_mch_game_status(), espn_mch_game_team(), espn_mch_game_team_leaders(), espn_mch_game_team_linescores(), espn_mch_game_team_record(), espn_mch_game_team_roster(), espn_mch_game_team_statistics(), espn_mch_game_teams(), espn_mch_games(), espn_mch_injuries(), espn_mch_leaders(), espn_mch_leaders_core(), espn_mch_league_notes(), espn_mch_league_root(), espn_mch_news(), espn_mch_player_awards(), espn_mch_player_bio(), espn_mch_player_career_stats(), espn_mch_player_contracts(), espn_mch_player_core(), espn_mch_player_eventlog(), espn_mch_player_gamelog(), espn_mch_player_info(), espn_mch_player_injuries(), espn_mch_player_news(), espn_mch_player_notes(), espn_mch_player_overview(), espn_mch_player_records(), espn_mch_player_seasons(), espn_mch_player_splits(), espn_mch_player_statisticslog(), espn_mch_player_stats(), espn_mch_player_vs_player(), espn_mch_players_index(), espn_mch_position(), espn_mch_positions(), espn_mch_rankings(), espn_mch_recruiting_players(), espn_mch_recruiting_rankings(), espn_mch_recruiting_years(), espn_mch_scoreboard(), espn_mch_season_awards(), espn_mch_season_coaches(), espn_mch_season_draft(), espn_mch_season_draft_round_picks(), espn_mch_season_freeagents(), espn_mch_season_futures(), espn_mch_season_group(), espn_mch_season_group_children(), espn_mch_season_group_teams(), espn_mch_season_groups(), espn_mch_season_info(), espn_mch_season_players(), espn_mch_season_pointer(), espn_mch_season_powerindex(), espn_mch_season_powerindex_leaders(), espn_mch_season_recruits(), espn_mch_season_team(), espn_mch_season_teams(), espn_mch_season_type(), espn_mch_season_type_corrections(), espn_mch_season_type_leaders(), espn_mch_season_types(), espn_mch_season_week(), espn_mch_season_week_games(), espn_mch_season_week_powerindex(), espn_mch_season_week_rankings(), espn_mch_season_weeks(), espn_mch_seasons(), espn_mch_standings(), espn_mch_standings_core(), espn_mch_statistics_league(), espn_mch_summary(), espn_mch_talentpicks(), espn_mch_team(), espn_mch_team_core(), espn_mch_team_depthcharts(), espn_mch_team_history(), espn_mch_team_injuries(), espn_mch_team_leaders(), espn_mch_team_news(), espn_mch_team_record(), espn_mch_team_roster(), espn_mch_team_schedule(), espn_mch_team_transactions(), espn_mch_teams_core(), espn_mch_teams_site(), espn_mch_tournaments(), espn_mch_transactions(), espn_mch_venue(), espn_mch_venues()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  try({
    sb <- espn_mch_scoreboard(dates = "20250110")
    espn_mch_game_competition(event_id = sb$game_id[1])
  })
#> ── MENS-COLLEGE-HOCKEY Game Competition data from ESPN core-v2 ─────────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-10-13 01:52:07 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 20
#>   event_id  cid       id    guid  uid   date  attendance neutral_site time_valid
#>   <chr>     <chr>     <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>      <int> <lgl>        <lgl>     
#> 1 401715296 401715296 4017… afb4… s:70… 2025…          0 FALSE        TRUE      
#> # ℹ 11 more variables: boxscore_available <lgl>, play_by_play_available <lgl>,
#> #   linescore_available <lgl>, on_watch_espn <lgl>, recent <lgl>,
#> #   venue_ref <chr>, competitors_ref <chr>, status_ref <chr>, odds_ref <chr>,
#> #   officials_ref <chr>, competition_ref <chr>
# }