NHL Records - Franchise Playoff Appearances — nhl_records_franchise_playoff

Returns franchise playoff appearance counts from the NHL Records API (https://records.nhl.com/site/api/franchise-playoff-appearances).

Usage

nhl_records_franchise_playoff_appearances(
  franchise_id = NULL,
  cayenne_exp = NULL
)

Arguments

franchise_id: Optional integer franchise ID. When supplied it is translated into a cayenneExp=franchiseId={franchise_id} filter unless cayenne_exp is already provided.
cayenne_exp: Optional Cayenne filter expression string. Takes precedence over franchise_id when both are supplied.

Value

A data frame (fastRhockey_data) with the following columns:

col_name	types	description
id	integer	Unique record identifier.
first_season_id	integer	Season identifier of the first season.
franchise_id	integer	Unique franchise identifier.
franchise_name	character	Franchise name.
playoff_seasons	integer	Number of seasons reaching the playoffs.
stanley_cup_appearances	integer	Number of Stanley Cup Final appearances.
stanley_cup_wins	integer	Number of Stanley Cup championships.
years	integer	Number of years the franchise existed.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(nhl_records_franchise_playoff_appearances())
#> ── NHL Records Franchise Playoff Appearances ────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-13 03:25:40 UTC
#> # A tibble: 38 × 8
#>       id first_season_id franchise_id franchise_name       playoff_seasons
#>    <int>           <int>        <int> <chr>                          <int>
#>  1     1        19171918            1 Montréal Canadiens                87
#>  2     3        19171918            3 St. Louis Eagles                  10
#>  3     5        19171918            5 Toronto Maple Leafs               74
#>  4     6        19241925            6 Boston Bruins                     78
#>  5     7        19241925            7 Montreal Maroons                  11
#>  6     8        19251926            8 Brooklyn Americans                 5
#>  7     9        19251926            9 Philadelphia Quakers               2
#>  8    10        19261927           10 New York Rangers                  63
#>  9    11        19261927           11 Chicago Blackhawks                63
#> 10    12        19261927           12 Detroit Red Wings                 64
#> # ℹ 28 more rows
#> # ℹ 3 more variables: stanley_cup_appearances <int>, stanley_cup_wins <int>,
#> #   years <int>
# }