Returns information on the most recent NHL draft picks.
Uses the new NHL API endpoint at api-web.nhle.com/v1/draft/picks/now.
Examples
# \donttest{
try(nhl_draft())
#> ── NHL Draft Data from NHL.com ──────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-04-13 17:04:27 UTC
#> # A tibble: 32 × 20
#> round pick_in_round overall_pick team_id team_abbrev team_name$default $fr
#> <int> <int> <int> <int> <chr> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 1 1 1 2 NYI New York Islanders Isla…
#> 2 1 2 2 28 SJS San Jose Sharks Shar…
#> 3 1 3 3 16 CHI Chicago Blackhawks Blac…
#> 4 1 4 4 68 UTA Utah Mammoth Mamm…
#> 5 1 5 5 18 NSH Nashville Predato… Pred…
#> 6 1 6 6 4 PHI Philadelphia Flye… Flye…
#> 7 1 7 7 6 BOS Boston Bruins Brui…
#> 8 1 8 8 55 SEA Seattle Kraken Krak…
#> 9 1 9 9 7 BUF Buffalo Sabres Sabr…
#> 10 1 10 10 24 ANA Anaheim Ducks Duck…
#> # ℹ 22 more rows
#> # ℹ 14 more variables: team_common_name <df[,2]>,
#> # team_place_name_with_preposition <df[,2]>, display_abbrev <df[,1]>,
#> # team_logo_light <chr>, team_logo_dark <chr>, team_pick_history <chr>,
#> # first_name <df[,1]>, last_name <df[,1]>, position_code <chr>,
#> # country_code <chr>, height <int>, weight <int>, amateur_league <chr>,
#> # amateur_club_name <chr>
# }