Get ESPN NHL Season Group (core-v2)
Usage
espn_nhl_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_nhl_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. |
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_officials(),
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_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()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(espn_nhl_season_group(season = 2026, season_type = 2, group_id = 7))
#> ── NHL Season Group data from ESPN core-v2 ──────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-12 14:18:02 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 15
#> season season_type group_id id uid name abbreviation slug is_conference
#> <int> <int> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <lgl>
#> 1 2026 2 7 7 s:70… East… East east… TRUE
#> # ℹ 6 more variables: group_ref <chr>, season_ref <chr>, parent_ref <chr>,
#> # children_ref <chr>, standings_ref <chr>, teams_ref <chr>
# }