Returns a paginated index of WCH 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 womens-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 WCH Functions:
espn_wch_award(),
espn_wch_awards(),
espn_wch_calendar(),
espn_wch_coach(),
espn_wch_coach_record(),
espn_wch_coach_season(),
espn_wch_conferences(),
espn_wch_draft(),
espn_wch_fpi(),
espn_wch_franchise(),
espn_wch_franchises(),
espn_wch_game(),
espn_wch_game_broadcasts(),
espn_wch_game_competition(),
espn_wch_game_leaders(),
espn_wch_game_odds(),
espn_wch_game_official_detail(),
espn_wch_game_officials(),
espn_wch_game_play(),
espn_wch_game_play_personnel(),
espn_wch_game_plays(),
espn_wch_game_powerindex(),
espn_wch_game_predictor(),
espn_wch_game_probabilities(),
espn_wch_game_propbets(),
espn_wch_game_scoringplays(),
espn_wch_game_situation(),
espn_wch_game_status(),
espn_wch_game_team(),
espn_wch_game_team_leaders(),
espn_wch_game_team_linescores(),
espn_wch_game_team_record(),
espn_wch_game_team_roster(),
espn_wch_game_team_statistics(),
espn_wch_game_teams(),
espn_wch_games(),
espn_wch_injuries(),
espn_wch_leaders(),
espn_wch_leaders_core(),
espn_wch_league_notes(),
espn_wch_league_root(),
espn_wch_news(),
espn_wch_player_awards(),
espn_wch_player_bio(),
espn_wch_player_career_stats(),
espn_wch_player_contracts(),
espn_wch_player_core(),
espn_wch_player_eventlog(),
espn_wch_player_gamelog(),
espn_wch_player_info(),
espn_wch_player_injuries(),
espn_wch_player_news(),
espn_wch_player_notes(),
espn_wch_player_overview(),
espn_wch_player_records(),
espn_wch_player_seasons(),
espn_wch_player_splits(),
espn_wch_player_statisticslog(),
espn_wch_player_stats(),
espn_wch_player_vs_player(),
espn_wch_position(),
espn_wch_positions(),
espn_wch_rankings(),
espn_wch_recruiting_players(),
espn_wch_recruiting_rankings(),
espn_wch_recruiting_years(),
espn_wch_scoreboard(),
espn_wch_season_awards(),
espn_wch_season_coaches(),
espn_wch_season_draft(),
espn_wch_season_draft_round_picks(),
espn_wch_season_freeagents(),
espn_wch_season_futures(),
espn_wch_season_group(),
espn_wch_season_group_children(),
espn_wch_season_group_teams(),
espn_wch_season_groups(),
espn_wch_season_info(),
espn_wch_season_players(),
espn_wch_season_pointer(),
espn_wch_season_powerindex(),
espn_wch_season_powerindex_leaders(),
espn_wch_season_recruits(),
espn_wch_season_team(),
espn_wch_season_teams(),
espn_wch_season_type(),
espn_wch_season_type_corrections(),
espn_wch_season_type_leaders(),
espn_wch_season_types(),
espn_wch_season_week(),
espn_wch_season_week_games(),
espn_wch_season_week_powerindex(),
espn_wch_season_week_rankings(),
espn_wch_season_weeks(),
espn_wch_seasons(),
espn_wch_standings(),
espn_wch_standings_core(),
espn_wch_statistics_league(),
espn_wch_summary(),
espn_wch_talentpicks(),
espn_wch_team(),
espn_wch_team_core(),
espn_wch_team_depthcharts(),
espn_wch_team_history(),
espn_wch_team_injuries(),
espn_wch_team_leaders(),
espn_wch_team_news(),
espn_wch_team_record(),
espn_wch_team_roster(),
espn_wch_team_schedule(),
espn_wch_team_transactions(),
espn_wch_teams_core(),
espn_wch_teams_site(),
espn_wch_tournaments(),
espn_wch_transactions(),
espn_wch_venue(),
espn_wch_venues()
Examples
# \donttest{
try(espn_wch_players_index(active = TRUE, limit = 10, page = 1))
#> ── WOMENS-COLLEGE-HOCKEY Players Index data from ESPN.com ──────────────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-10-13 01:53:53 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/… 4913605 TRUE 1 621 63
#> 2 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 4913613 TRUE 1 621 63
#> 3 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 4914252 TRUE 1 621 63
#> 4 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 4915359 TRUE 1 621 63
#> 5 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 4915887 TRUE 1 621 63
#> 6 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 4915895 TRUE 1 621 63
#> 7 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 4916857 TRUE 1 621 63
#> 8 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 4916861 TRUE 1 621 63
#> 9 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 4916878 TRUE 1 621 63
#> 10 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/… 5263049 TRUE 1 621 63
# }