Returns draft pick information for a given year.
Uses the NHL API endpoint at
api-web.nhle.com/v1/draft/picks/{year}/{round}.
When no round is specified, all rounds (1-7) are fetched and combined.
Examples
# \donttest{
try(nhl_draft_year(year = 2023, round = 1))
#> ── NHL Draft Year data from NHL.com ─────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-04-08 07:40:11 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 16 CHI Chicago Blackhawks Blac…
#> 2 1 2 2 24 ANA Anaheim Ducks Duck…
#> 3 1 3 3 29 CBJ Columbus Blue Jac… Blue…
#> 4 1 4 4 28 SJS San Jose Sharks Shar…
#> 5 1 5 5 8 MTL Montréal Canadiens Cana…
#> 6 1 6 6 53 ARI Arizona Coyotes Coyo…
#> 7 1 7 7 4 PHI Philadelphia Flye… Flye…
#> 8 1 8 8 15 WSH Washington Capita… Capi…
#> 9 1 9 9 17 DET Detroit Red Wings Red …
#> 10 1 10 10 19 STL St. Louis Blues Blue…
#> # ℹ 22 more rows
#> # ℹ 14 more variables: team_common_name <df[,1]>,
#> # 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[,3]>, last_name <df[,4]>, position_code <chr>,
#> # country_code <chr>, height <int>, weight <int>, amateur_league <chr>,
#> # amateur_club_name <chr>
# }