Returns current draft prospect rankings.
Uses the new NHL API endpoint at
api-web.nhle.com/v1/draft/rankings/now.
Value
A data frame (fastRhockey_data) with the following columns:
| col_name | types | description |
| last_name | character | Prospect's last name. |
| first_name | character | Prospect's first name. |
| position_code | character | Prospect's position code. |
| shoots_catches | character | Prospect's shooting/catching hand. |
| height_in_inches | integer | Prospect's height in inches. |
| weight_in_pounds | integer | Prospect's weight in pounds. |
| last_amateur_club | character | Prospect's most recent amateur club. |
| last_amateur_league | character | Prospect's most recent amateur league. |
| birth_date | character | Prospect's birth date. |
| birth_city | character | Prospect's birth city. |
| birth_state_province | character | Prospect's birth state or province. |
| birth_country | character | Prospect's birth country. |
| midterm_rank | integer | Prospect's midterm draft ranking. |
| final_rank | integer | Prospect's final draft ranking. |
Examples
# \donttest{
try(nhl_draft_prospects())
#> ── NHL Draft Prospects data from NHL.com ────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-13 03:24:55 UTC
#> # A tibble: 253 × 14
#> last_name first_name position_code shoots_catches height_in_inches
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int>
#> 1 McKenna Gavin LW L 71
#> 2 Reid Chase D R 74
#> 3 Carels Carson D L 74
#> 4 Verhoeff Keaton D R 76
#> 5 Rudolph Daxon D R 74
#> 6 Malhotra Caleb C L 74
#> 7 Lawrence Tynan C L 72
#> 8 Klepov Nikita RW L 72
#> 9 Belchetz Ethan LW L 77
#> 10 Morozov Ilya C L 75
#> # ℹ 243 more rows
#> # ℹ 9 more variables: weight_in_pounds <int>, last_amateur_club <chr>,
#> # last_amateur_league <chr>, birth_date <chr>, birth_city <chr>,
#> # birth_state_province <chr>, birth_country <chr>, midterm_rank <int>,
#> # final_rank <int>
# }