Returns a paginated index of MCH athletes from ESPN. This is a
site_v2-named parity alias for athletes_index; both wrap the
same core_v2 /athletes backing endpoint. Prefer
athletes_index for the established function with the same
interface.
Arguments
- active
Filter by active status.
TRUE(default) = active players only;FALSE= inactive only;NULL= no filter.- limit
Number of athletes per page (default
100; max ~200).- page
Page number (default
1). Use thepage_countcolumn in the result to determine the total number of pages.- ...
Reserved for forward compatibility.
Value
A fastRhockey_data tibble with one row per athlete in the
requested page:
| col_name | types | description |
| ref | character | $ref URL for the athlete object. |
| athlete_id | character | ESPN athlete id parsed from the $ref URL. |
| active | logical | The active filter value echoed from arg. |
| page | integer | The page value echoed from arg. |
| count | integer | Total athlete count matching the filter. |
| page_count | integer | Total number of pages. |
Details
League slug mens-college-hockey; season is the END year (2026 = 2025-26). Same ESPN helper as espn_nhl_players_index() (columns inherited); a collection may be empty.
See also
athletes_index for the established alias.
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_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_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_players_index(active = TRUE, limit = 10, page = 1))
#> ── MENS-COLLEGE-HOCKEY Players Index data from ESPN.com ────────────────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-10-13 01:52:22 UTC
#> # A tibble: 10 × 6
#> ref athlete_id active page count page_count
#> <chr> <chr> <lgl> <int> <int> <int>
#> 1 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 2229972 TRUE 1 1291 130
#> 2 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 2335087 TRUE 1 1291 130
#> 3 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 2501229 TRUE 1 1291 130
#> 4 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 2501230 TRUE 1 1291 130
#> 5 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 2501231 TRUE 1 1291 130
#> 6 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 2501232 TRUE 1 1291 130
#> 7 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 2501233 TRUE 1 1291 130
#> 8 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 2501234 TRUE 1 1291 130
#> 9 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 2501236 TRUE 1 1291 130
#> 10 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 2564162 TRUE 1 1291 130
# }