Returns the franchise listing from the NHL Records API
(https://records.nhl.com/site/api/franchise). Optionally filter to a
single franchise via franchise_id, which is translated into the
Cayenne filter id={franchise_id} (the records API does not
accept a path-suffix franchise/{id} form — it returns 404).
Examples
# \donttest{
try(nhl_records_franchise())
#> ── NHL Records Franchise ────────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-04-13 17:05:36 UTC
#> # A tibble: 40 × 8
#> id first_season_id full_name last_season_id most_recent_team_id
#> <int> <int> <chr> <int> <int>
#> 1 1 19171918 Montréal Canadiens NA 8
#> 2 2 19171918 Montreal Wanderers 19171918 41
#> 3 3 19171918 St. Louis Eagles 19341935 45
#> 4 4 19191920 Hamilton Tigers 19241925 37
#> 5 5 19171918 Toronto Maple Leafs NA 10
#> 6 6 19241925 Boston Bruins NA 6
#> 7 7 19241925 Montreal Maroons 19371938 43
#> 8 8 19251926 Brooklyn Americans 19411942 51
#> 9 9 19251926 Philadelphia Quakers 19301931 39
#> 10 10 19261927 New York Rangers NA 3
#> # ℹ 30 more rows
#> # ℹ 3 more variables: team_abbrev <chr>, team_common_name <chr>,
#> # team_place_name <chr>
try(nhl_records_franchise(franchise_id = 5))
#> ── NHL Records Franchise ────────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-04-13 17:05:37 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 8
#> id first_season_id full_name last_season_id most_recent_team_id team_abbrev
#> <int> <int> <chr> <lgl> <int> <chr>
#> 1 5 19171918 Toronto … NA 10 TOR
#> # ℹ 2 more variables: team_common_name <chr>, team_place_name <chr>
# }