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Returns prospect information for a given team.

Usage

nhl_team_prospects(team_abbr)

Arguments

team_abbr

Three-letter team abbreviation (e.g., "TOR", "BOS")

Value

A data frame (fastRhockey_data) with the following columns:

col_nametypesdescription
idintegerUnique player identifier.
headshotcharacterURL to the prospect's headshot image.
position_codecharacterPlayer position code.
shoots_catchescharacterHandedness (shoots/catches).
height_in_inchesintegerHeight in inches.
weight_in_poundsintegerWeight in pounds.
height_in_centimetersintegerHeight in centimeters.
weight_in_kilogramsintegerWeight in kilograms.
birth_datecharacterPlayer birth date.
birth_countrycharacterPlayer birth country.
sweater_numberintegerJersey number.
first_name_defaultcharacterFirst name (default localization).
first_name_cscharacterFirst name (Czech localization).
first_name_skcharacterFirst name (Slovak localization).
last_name_defaultcharacterLast name (default localization).
last_name_cscharacterLast name (Czech localization).
last_name_skcharacterLast name (Slovak localization).
birth_city_defaultcharacterBirth city (default localization).
birth_city_cscharacterBirth city (Czech localization).
birth_city_decharacterBirth city (German localization).
birth_city_ficharacterBirth city (Finnish localization).
birth_city_frcharacterBirth city (French localization).
birth_city_skcharacterBirth city (Slovak localization).
birth_city_svcharacterBirth city (Swedish localization).
birth_state_province_defaultcharacterBirth state/province (default localization).
birth_state_province_frcharacterBirth state/province (French localization).
birth_state_province_skcharacterBirth state/province (Slovak localization).
birth_state_province_svcharacterBirth state/province (Swedish localization).
prospect_groupcharacterProspect position group the player belongs to.
team_abbrcharacterTeam abbreviation.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(nhl_team_prospects(team_abbr = "TOR"))
#> ── NHL Team Prospects ───────────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#>  Data updated: 2026-06-13 03:26:07 UTC
#> # A tibble: 6 × 30
#>       id headshot position_code shoots_catches height_in_inches weight_in_pounds
#>    <int> <chr>    <chr>         <chr>                     <int>            <int>
#> 1 8.48e6 https:/… L             L                            76              223
#> 2 8.48e6 https:/… C             R                            70              173
#> 3 8.48e6 https:/… L             L                            73              187
#> 4 8.48e6 https:/… R             L                            72              176
#> 5 8.48e6 https:/… L             L                            69              180
#> 6 8.48e6 https:/… G             L                            75              212
#> # ℹ 24 more variables: height_in_centimeters <int>, weight_in_kilograms <int>,
#> #   birth_date <chr>, birth_country <chr>, sweater_number <int>,
#> #   first_name_default <chr>, first_name_cs <chr>, first_name_sk <chr>,
#> #   last_name_default <chr>, last_name_cs <chr>, last_name_sk <chr>,
#> #   birth_city_default <chr>, birth_city_cs <chr>, birth_city_de <chr>,
#> #   birth_city_fi <chr>, birth_city_fr <chr>, birth_city_sk <chr>,
#> #   birth_city_sv <chr>, birth_state_province_default <chr>, …
# }