Get ESPN WCH Season Players (core-v2)
Usage
espn_wch_season_players(
season = most_recent_nhl_season(),
limit = 100,
page = 1,
...
)Arguments
- season
Season end-year (e.g.
2026). Defaults tomost_recent_nhl_season().- limit
Number of players per page (default
100). The WCH season player list exceeds 11,000 entries across ~2,300 pages; usepageto iterate.- page
Page number (1-indexed, default
1). Check the returnedpage_countcolumn to determine how many pages are available.- ...
Reserved for forward compatibility.
Value
A fastRhockey_data tibble with one row per player reference for
the requested page. This function hits the same endpoint as
espn_wch_season_athletes() (seasons/{season}/athletes) but uses the
player_id column name for consistency with the sdv-py
espn_wch_season_players naming convention:
| col_name | types | description |
| ref | character | $ref URL for the athlete-in-season object. |
| player_id | character | ESPN player id parsed from the $ref URL. |
| season | integer | Season year (echoed from arg). |
| page | integer | Page number (echoed from arg). |
| count | integer | Total players in the collection. |
| page_count | integer | Total pages in the collection. |
Details
League slug womens-college-hockey; season is the END year (2026 = 2025-26). Same ESPN helper as espn_nhl_season_players() (columns inherited); a collection may be empty.
See also
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_players_index(),
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_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_season_players(season = 2026, limit = 10, page = 1))
#> ── WOMENS-COLLEGE-HOCKEY Season Players data from ESPN core-v2 ─────────────────
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-10-13 01:53:57 UTC
#> # A tibble: 10 × 6
#> ref player_id season page count page_count
#> <chr> <chr> <int> <int> <int> <int>
#> 1 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/s… 3988803 2026 1 727 73
#> 2 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/s… 4197165 2026 1 727 73
#> 3 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/s… 4419646 2026 1 727 73
#> 4 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/s… 4565255 2026 1 727 73
#> 5 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/s… 4565270 2026 1 727 73
#> 6 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/s… 4587583 2026 1 727 73
#> 7 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/s… 4588743 2026 1 727 73
#> 8 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/s… 4781545 2026 1 727 73
#> 9 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/s… 4913605 2026 1 727 73
#> 10 http://sports.core.api.espn.com/v2/s… 4913613 2026 1 727 73
# }