NHL Records - Draft Lottery Picks
Source:R/nhl_records_draft_lottery_picks.R
nhl_records_draft_lottery_picks.RdReturns historical NHL draft lottery picks/results from the
NHL Records API
(https://records.nhl.com/site/api/draft-lottery-picks).
Value
A data frame (fastRhockey_data) with the following columns:
| col_name | types | description |
| id | integer | Unique lottery pick record identifier. |
| draft_team_id | integer | Team identifier holding the resulting pick. |
| draft_year | integer | Draft year the lottery applies to. |
| effect_on_draft_order | character | Description of the lottery's effect on order. |
| lottery_team_id | integer | Team identifier participating in the lottery. |
| phase | character | Lottery phase identifier. |
| player_id | integer | Unique player identifier of the pick. |
| player_notes | character | Notes about the selected player. |
| sequence | integer | Lottery sequence/draw order. |
Examples
# \donttest{
try(nhl_records_draft_lottery_picks())
#> ── NHL Records Draft Lottery Picks ──────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-13 04:21:35 UTC
#> # A tibble: 48 × 9
#> id draft_team_id draft_year effect_on_draft_order lottery_team_id phase
#> <int> <int> <int> <chr> <int> <chr>
#> 1 1 3 2020 Moved from (8th - 15th)… 3 NA
#> 2 2 26 2020 Moved from 4th to 2nd 26 NA
#> 3 3 9 2020 Retained 3rd Selection 9 NA
#> 4 4 1 2019 Moved from 3rd to 1st 1 ""
#> 5 5 3 2019 Moved from 6th to 2nd 3 ""
#> 6 6 16 2019 Moved from 12th to 3rd 16 ""
#> 7 7 7 2018 Retained 1st Selection 7 ""
#> 8 8 12 2018 Moved from 11th to 2nd 12 ""
#> 9 9 8 2018 Moved from 4th to 3rd 8 ""
#> 10 10 1 2017 Moved from 5th to 1st 1 ""
#> # ℹ 38 more rows
#> # ℹ 3 more variables: player_id <int>, player_notes <chr>, sequence <int>
# }