Returns current draft prospect rankings.
Uses the new NHL API endpoint at
api-web.nhle.com/v1/draft/rankings/now.
Examples
# \donttest{
try(nhl_draft_prospects())
#> ── NHL Draft Prospects data from NHL.com ────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-04-08 07:40:10 UTC
#> # A tibble: 225 × 13
#> last_name first_name position_code shoots_catches height_in_inches
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> <int>
#> 1 McKenna Gavin LW L 71
#> 2 Verhoeff Keaton D R 76
#> 3 Carels Carson D L 74
#> 4 Reid Chase D R 74
#> 5 Malhotra Caleb C L 74
#> 6 Rudolph Daxon D R 74
#> 7 Lawrence Tynan C L 72
#> 8 Morozov Ilya C L 75
#> 9 Belchetz Ethan LW L 77
#> 10 Hurlbert JP LW R 72
#> # ℹ 215 more rows
#> # ℹ 8 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>
# }