Get ESPN MCH Season Group (core-v2)
Usage
espn_mch_season_group(
season = most_recent_nhl_season(),
season_type = 2,
group_id,
...
)Arguments
- season
Season end-year (e.g.
2026). Defaults tomost_recent_nhl_season().- season_type
Season type code:
1=pre-season,2=regular season,3=post-season,4=off-season. Defaults to2.- group_id
ESPN group identifier (integer or character). Use
espn_mch_season_groups()to discover valid ids for a season/type.- ...
Reserved for forward compatibility.
Value
A one-row fastRhockey_data tibble with group metadata:
| col_name | types | description |
| season | integer | Season year (echoed from arg). |
| season_type | integer | Season type code (echoed from arg). |
| group_id | integer | Group id (echoed from arg). |
| id | character | ESPN group identifier. |
| uid | character | Group uid string. |
| name | character | Group name (e.g. "Eastern Conference"). |
| abbreviation | character | Group abbreviation (e.g. "East"). |
| slug | character | Group slug. |
| is_conference | logical | Whether this group is a conference (vs. division). |
| group_ref | character | $ref URL for this group object. |
| season_ref | character | $ref URL for the group's season. |
| parent_ref | character | $ref URL for the parent group (if any). |
| children_ref | character | $ref URL for child groups (divisions). |
| standings_ref | character | $ref URL for group standings. |
| teams_ref | character | $ref URL for the teams in this group. |
Details
League slug mens-college-hockey; season is the END year (2026 = 2025-26). Same ESPN helper as espn_nhl_season_group() (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_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_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_season_group(season = 2026, season_type = 2, group_id = 7))
#> ✖ 2026-10-13 01:52:25.589395: Invalid arguments or no ESPN mens-college-hockey season group 7 for 2026 type 2 available!
#> ✖ Args: league = "mens-college-hockey", season = 2026, season_type = 2, group_id = 7
#> ✖ Error: The API returned an error
#> data frame with 0 columns and 0 rows
# }