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Get ESPN NHL Game Officials (core-v2)

Usage

espn_nhl_game_officials(event_id, cid = event_id, ...)

Arguments

event_id

ESPN event (game) identifier.

cid

Competition identifier. Defaults to event_id.

...

Reserved for forward compatibility.

Value

A fastRhockey_data tibble with one row per official (typically 4 — 2 referees + 2 linesmen):

col_nametypesdescription
event_idcharacterESPN event id (echoed from arg).
cidcharacterCompetition id (echoed from arg).
official_idcharacterESPN official identifier.
first_namecharacterOfficial first name.
last_namecharacterOfficial last name.
full_namecharacterOfficial full name.
display_namecharacterOfficial display name.
orderintegerDisplay order within officials list.
position_idcharacterOfficial position identifier.
position_namecharacterOfficial position name (e.g. "Referee", "Linesman").
position_displaycharacterOfficial position display name.
official_refcharacter$ref URL for this official object.

See also

Other ESPN NHL Functions: espn_nhl_athletes_index(), espn_nhl_award(), espn_nhl_awards(), espn_nhl_calendar(), espn_nhl_calendar_offseason(), espn_nhl_calendar_ondays(), espn_nhl_calendar_postseason(), espn_nhl_calendar_regular_season(), espn_nhl_coach(), espn_nhl_coach_record(), espn_nhl_coach_season(), espn_nhl_coaches(), espn_nhl_conferences(), espn_nhl_countries(), espn_nhl_draft(), espn_nhl_franchise(), espn_nhl_franchises(), espn_nhl_game(), espn_nhl_game_all(), espn_nhl_game_broadcasts(), espn_nhl_game_competition(), espn_nhl_game_leaders(), espn_nhl_game_odds(), espn_nhl_game_official_detail(), espn_nhl_game_play(), espn_nhl_game_play_personnel(), espn_nhl_game_plays(), espn_nhl_game_powerindex(), espn_nhl_game_predictor(), espn_nhl_game_probabilities(), espn_nhl_game_propbets(), espn_nhl_game_scoringplays(), espn_nhl_game_situation(), espn_nhl_game_status(), espn_nhl_game_team(), espn_nhl_game_team_leaders(), espn_nhl_game_team_linescores(), espn_nhl_game_team_record(), espn_nhl_game_team_roster(), espn_nhl_game_team_statistics(), espn_nhl_game_teams(), espn_nhl_games(), espn_nhl_injuries(), espn_nhl_leaders(), espn_nhl_leaders_core(), espn_nhl_league_notes(), espn_nhl_league_root(), espn_nhl_news(), espn_nhl_pbp(), espn_nhl_player_awards(), espn_nhl_player_bio(), espn_nhl_player_box(), espn_nhl_player_career_stats(), espn_nhl_player_contracts(), espn_nhl_player_core(), espn_nhl_player_eventlog(), espn_nhl_player_gamelog(), espn_nhl_player_info(), espn_nhl_player_injuries(), espn_nhl_player_news(), espn_nhl_player_notes(), espn_nhl_player_overview(), espn_nhl_player_records(), espn_nhl_player_seasons(), espn_nhl_player_splits(), espn_nhl_player_statistics(), espn_nhl_player_statisticslog(), espn_nhl_player_stats_v3(), espn_nhl_player_vs_player(), espn_nhl_players_index(), espn_nhl_position(), espn_nhl_positions(), espn_nhl_providers(), espn_nhl_schedule(), espn_nhl_scoreboard(), espn_nhl_season_athletes(), espn_nhl_season_awards(), espn_nhl_season_coaches(), espn_nhl_season_draft(), espn_nhl_season_draft_round_picks(), espn_nhl_season_freeagents(), espn_nhl_season_futures(), espn_nhl_season_group(), espn_nhl_season_group_children(), espn_nhl_season_group_teams(), espn_nhl_season_groups(), espn_nhl_season_info(), espn_nhl_season_players(), espn_nhl_season_pointer(), espn_nhl_season_powerindex(), espn_nhl_season_powerindex_leaders(), espn_nhl_season_team(), espn_nhl_season_teams(), espn_nhl_season_type(), espn_nhl_season_type_corrections(), espn_nhl_season_type_leaders(), espn_nhl_season_types(), espn_nhl_season_week(), espn_nhl_season_week_games(), espn_nhl_season_weeks(), espn_nhl_seasons(), espn_nhl_standings(), espn_nhl_standings_core(), espn_nhl_statistics_league(), espn_nhl_summary(), espn_nhl_talentpicks(), espn_nhl_team(), espn_nhl_team_box(), espn_nhl_team_core(), espn_nhl_team_depthcharts(), espn_nhl_team_history(), espn_nhl_team_injuries(), espn_nhl_team_leaders(), espn_nhl_team_news(), espn_nhl_team_record(), espn_nhl_team_roster(), espn_nhl_team_schedule(), espn_nhl_team_transactions(), espn_nhl_teams_core(), espn_nhl_teams_site(), espn_nhl_tournaments(), espn_nhl_transactions(), espn_nhl_venue(), espn_nhl_venues()

Author

Saiem Gilani

Examples

# \donttest{
  try({
    sb <- espn_nhl_scoreboard(dates = "20250110")
    espn_nhl_game_officials(event_id = sb$game_id[1])
  })
#> ── NHL Game Officials data from ESPN core-v2 ────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-12 14:17:30 UTC
#> # A tibble: 4 × 12
#>   event_id  cid    official_id first_name last_name full_name display_name order
#>   <chr>     <chr>  <chr>       <chr>      <chr>     <chr>     <chr>        <int>
#> 1 401688263 40168… 2553192     Derek      Nansen    Derek Na… Derek Nansen     0
#> 2 401688263 40168… 2553195     Brian      Pochmara  Brian Po… Brian Pochm…     0
#> 3 401688263 40168… 4271781     Andrew     Smith     Andrew S… Andrew Smith     0
#> 4 401688263 40168… 4392737     Mitch      Dunning   Mitch Du… Mitch Dunni…     0
#> # ℹ 4 more variables: position_id <chr>, position_name <chr>,
#> #   position_display <chr>, official_ref <chr>
# }