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_team_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 team box data table within the database
Examples
# \donttest{
try(load_nhl_team_box(2022))
#> ── NHL Team Boxscores from fastRhockey data repository ──── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-04-08 06:01:44 UTC
#> # A tibble: 2,802 × 16
#> home_away team_id team_abbrev team_name goals shots_on_goal pim hits
#> <chr> <int> <chr> <chr> <int> <int> <int> <int>
#> 1 away 5 PIT Penguins 6 35 2 28
#> 2 home 14 TBL Lightning 2 28 0 31
#> 3 away 55 SEA Kraken 3 31 6 33
#> 4 home 54 VGK Golden Knights 4 30 8 26
#> 5 away 8 MTL Canadiens 1 32 6 32
#> 6 home 10 TOR Maple Leafs 2 30 8 14
#> 7 away 3 NYR Rangers 1 24 18 27
#> 8 home 15 WSH Capitals 5 27 16 12
#> 9 away 16 CHI Blackhawks 2 34 10 17
#> 10 home 21 COL Avalanche 4 36 12 25
#> # ℹ 2,792 more rows
#> # ℹ 8 more variables: blocked_shots <int>, giveaways <int>, takeaways <int>,
#> # power_play_goals <int>, faceoff_win_pctg <dbl>, saves <int>,
#> # save_pctg <dbl>, goals_against <int>
# }