Get ESPN MCH League Root (core-v2)
Value
A one-row fastRhockey_data tibble with league metadata:
| col_name | types | description |
| id | character | ESPN league identifier (e.g. "90" for MCH). |
| guid | character | League global unique identifier. |
| uid | character | League uid string. |
| name | character | Full league name. |
| display_name | character | League display name. |
| abbreviation | character | League abbreviation (e.g. "MCH"). |
| short_name | character | League short name. |
| slug | character | League slug (e.g. "nhl"). |
| is_tournament | logical | Whether the league is a tournament. |
| gender | character | League gender designation. |
| season_ref | character | $ref URL for the current season object. |
| seasons_ref | character | $ref URL for the seasons collection. |
| groups_ref | character | $ref URL for the groups collection. |
| franchises_ref | character | $ref URL for the franchises collection. |
| teams_ref | character | $ref URL for the teams collection. |
| events_ref | character | $ref URL for the events collection. |
Details
League slug mens-college-hockey; season is the END year (2026 = 2025-26). Same ESPN helper as espn_nhl_league_root() (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_competition(),
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_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()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(espn_mch_league_root())
#> ── MENS-COLLEGE-HOCKEY League Root data from ESPN core-v2 ──────────────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-10-13 01:52:17 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 16
#> id guid uid name display_name abbreviation short_name slug
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 91 383aeb8b-cbb8-37… s:70… NCAA… NCAA Men's … NCAAH NCAAH mens…
#> # ℹ 8 more variables: is_tournament <lgl>, gender <chr>, season_ref <chr>,
#> # seasons_ref <chr>, groups_ref <chr>, franchises_ref <chr>, teams_ref <chr>,
#> # events_ref <chr>
# }