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_schedule(
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 schedule data table within the database
Examples
# \donttest{
try(load_nhl_schedule(2022))
#> ── NHL Schedule from fastRhockey data repository ────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-04-08 05:45:20 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1,504 × 19
#> game_id season_full game_type game_date game_time home_team_abbr
#> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 2021030416 20212022 P 2022-06-26 2022-06-27T00:00:… TBL
#> 2 2021030415 20212022 P 2022-06-24 2022-06-25T00:00:… COL
#> 3 2021030414 20212022 P 2022-06-22 2022-06-23T00:00:… TBL
#> 4 2021030413 20212022 P 2022-06-20 2022-06-21T00:00:… TBL
#> 5 2021030412 20212022 P 2022-06-18 2022-06-19T00:00:… COL
#> 6 2021030411 20212022 P 2022-06-15 2022-06-16T00:00:… COL
#> 7 2021030316 20212022 P 2022-06-11 2022-06-12T00:00:… TBL
#> 8 2021030315 20212022 P 2022-06-09 2022-06-10T00:00:… NYR
#> 9 2021030314 20212022 P 2022-06-07 2022-06-08T00:00:… TBL
#> 10 2021030324 20212022 P 2022-06-06 2022-06-07T00:00:… EDM
#> # ℹ 1,494 more rows
#> # ℹ 13 more variables: away_team_abbr <chr>, home_team_name <chr>,
#> # away_team_name <chr>, home_score <int>, away_score <int>, game_state <chr>,
#> # venue <chr>, season <int>, game_json <lgl>, game_json_url <glue>,
#> # PBP <lgl>, team_box <lgl>, player_box <lgl>
# }