helper that loads multiple seasons from the data repo either into memory or writes it into a db using some forwarded arguments in the dots
Usage
load_nhl_player_box(
seasons = most_recent_nhl_season(),
...,
dbConnection = NULL,
tablename = NULL
)Arguments
- seasons
A vector of 4-digit years (the end year of the NHL season; e.g., 2026 for the 2025-26 season). Min: 2021.
- ...
Additional arguments passed to an underlying function that writes the season data into a database (used by
update_nhl_db()).- dbConnection
A
DBIConnectionobject, as returned byDBI::dbConnect()- tablename
The name of the player box data table within the database
Examples
# \donttest{
try(load_nhl_player_box(2022))
#> ── NHL Player Boxscores from fastRhockey data repository ── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-04-08 06:02:07 UTC
#> # A tibble: 56,020 × 34
#> home_away team_id team_abbrev player_id player_name sweater_number position
#> <chr> <int> <chr> <int> <chr> <int> <chr>
#> 1 away 5 PIT 8478542 E. Rodrigues 9 C
#> 2 away 5 PIT 8482055 D. O'Connor 10 L
#> 3 away 5 PIT 8470619 B. Boyle 11 C
#> 4 away 5 PIT 8475722 J. Zucker 16 L
#> 5 away 5 PIT 8475810 B. Rust 17 R
#> 6 away 5 PIT 8478043 S. Lafferty 18 C
#> 7 away 5 PIT 8476934 B. McGinn 23 L
#> 8 away 5 PIT 8477953 K. Kapanen 42 R
#> 9 away 5 PIT 8478046 D. Heinen 43 L
#> 10 away 5 PIT 8478866 D. Simon 49 C
#> # ℹ 56,010 more rows
#> # ℹ 27 more variables: goals <int>, assists <int>, points <int>,
#> # plus_minus <int>, pim <int>, hits <int>, power_play_goals <int>,
#> # shots_on_goal <int>, faceoff_winning_pctg <dbl>, toi <chr>,
#> # blocked_shots <int>, shifts <int>, giveaways <int>, takeaways <int>,
#> # even_strength_shots_against <chr>, power_play_shots_against <chr>,
#> # shorthanded_shots_against <chr>, save_shots_against <chr>, …
# }