Returns information on the most recent NHL draft picks.
Uses the new NHL API endpoint at api-web.nhle.com/v1/draft/picks/now.
Value
A data frame (fastRhockey_data) with the following columns:
| col_name | types | description |
| round | integer | Draft round number. |
| pick_in_round | integer | Pick number within the round. |
| overall_pick | integer | Overall pick number in the draft. |
| team_id | integer | Unique team identifier of the drafting team. |
| team_abbrev | character | Drafting team abbreviation. |
| team_name | data.frame | Drafting team name (localized). |
| team_common_name | data.frame | Drafting team common (nickname) name (localized). |
| team_place_name_with_preposition | data.frame | Drafting team place name with preposition. |
| display_abbrev | data.frame | Drafting team display abbreviation. |
| team_logo_light | character | URL to the team's light-theme logo. |
| team_logo_dark | character | URL to the team's dark-theme logo. |
| team_pick_history | character | History of the team's picks at this slot. |
| first_name | data.frame | Drafted player's first name (localized). |
| last_name | data.frame | Drafted player's last name (localized). |
| position_code | character | Drafted player's position code. |
| country_code | character | Drafted player's country code. |
| height | integer | Drafted player's height in inches. |
| weight | integer | Drafted player's weight in pounds. |
| amateur_league | character | Drafted player's amateur league. |
| amateur_club_name | character | Drafted player's amateur club name. |
Examples
# \donttest{
try(nhl_draft())
#> ── NHL Draft Data from NHL.com ──────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-13 03:24:55 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>
# }