PWHL League Leaders — pwhl_leaders • fastRhockey

Retrieves PWHL league leaders (top scorers or top goalies) for a season.

Usage

pwhl_leaders(
  position = "skaters",
  season = most_recent_pwhl_season(),
  game_type = "regular",
  limit = 100
)

Arguments

position: Either "skaters" (default) or "goalies".
season: Season (YYYY) to pull leaders from. Defaults to most_recent_pwhl_season().
game_type: Game type: "regular" (default), "preseason", or "playoffs".
limit: Maximum number of leaders to return. Default 100.

Value

A data frame (fastRhockey_data) with the following columns, or NULL if unavailable:

col_name	types	description
player_id	character	Unique player identifier.
shortname	character	Player short name.
first_name	character	Player first name.
last_name	character	Player last name.
name	character	Player full name.
phonetic_name	character	Phonetic spelling of the player name.
active	character	Whether the player is active.
height	character	Player height.
weight	character	Player weight.
last_years_club	character	Player's club in the previous season.
age	character	Player age.
shoots	character	Handedness the player shoots.
position	character	Player position.
suspension_games_remaining	character	Suspension games remaining.
suspension_indefinite	character	Whether the suspension is indefinite.
rookie	character	Whether the player is a rookie.
veteran	character	Whether the player is a veteran.
draft_eligible	character	Whether the player is draft eligible.
jersey_number	character	Jersey number.
team_name	character	Team name.
team_code	character	Team abbreviation.
team_id	character	Unique team identifier.
division	character	Team division.
birthdate	character	Player birthdate.
birthdate_year	character	Player birth year.
hometown	character	Player hometown.
homeprov	character	Player home province/state.
homecntry	character	Player home country.
birthtown	character	Player birth town.
birthprov	character	Player birth province/state.
birthcntry	character	Player birth country.
hometownprov	character	Player hometown and province/state.
homeplace	character	Player home place description.
games_played	numeric	Games played.
game_winning_goals	character	Game-winning goals.
game_tieing_goals	character	Game-tying goals.
first_goals	character	First goals of a game.
insurance_goals	character	Insurance goals.
unassisted_goals	character	Unassisted goals.
empty_net_goals	character	Empty-net goals.
overtime_goals	character	Overtime goals.
ice_time	character	Total ice time.
ice_time_avg	character	Average ice time.
goals	numeric	Goals scored.
shots	numeric	Shots on goal.
loose_ball_recoveries	character	Loose ball recoveries.
caused_turnovers	character	Turnovers caused.
turnovers	character	Turnovers committed.
hits	character	Hits delivered.
shots_blocked_by_player	character	Shots blocked by the player.
ice_time_minutes_seconds	character	Ice time in minutes and seconds.
shooting_percentage	numeric	Shooting percentage.
assists	numeric	Assists.
points	numeric	Total points (goals + assists).
points_per_game	numeric	Points per game.
plus_minus	numeric	Plus/minus rating.
penalty_minutes	numeric	Penalty minutes.
penalty_minutes_per_game	character	Penalty minutes per game.
ice_time_per_game_avg	character	Average ice time per game.
hits_per_game_avg	character	Average hits per game.
minor_penalties	character	Minor penalties.
major_penalties	character	Major penalties.
power_play_goals	numeric	Power-play goals.
power_play_assists	numeric	Power-play assists.
power_play_points	character	Power-play points.
short_handed_goals	numeric	Short-handed goals.
short_handed_assists	numeric	Short-handed assists.
short_handed_points	character	Short-handed points.
shootout_goals	character	Shootout goals.
shootout_attempts	character	Shootout attempts.
shootout_winning_goals	character	Shootout game-winning goals.
shootout_games_played	character	Games played that went to a shootout.
faceoff_attempts	character	Faceoff attempts.
faceoff_wins	character	Faceoffs won.
faceoff_pct	character	Faceoff win percentage.
faceoff_wa	character	Faceoff wins-to-attempts metric.
shots_on	character	Shots on goal count.
shootout_percentage	character	Shootout scoring percentage.
latest_team_id	character	Most recent team identifier.
num_teams	character	Number of teams the player has played for.
logo	character	URL to the team logo.
rank	numeric	Leader rank.
player_page_link	character	URL to the player page.
namelink	character	HTML link for the player name.
teamlink	character	HTML link for the team.
photo	character	URL to the player photo.
team_breakdown	character	Per-team statistical breakdown.
is_total	character	Whether the row is a season total.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(pwhl_leaders(position = "skaters", season = 2025))
#> ── PWHL Leaders - skaters ───────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-09 20:30:06 UTC
#> # A tibble: 107 × 88
#>    player_id shortname    first_name last_name name  phonetic_name active height
#>    <chr>     <chr>        <chr>      <chr>     <chr> <chr>         <chr>  <chr> 
#>  1 13        H. Knight    Hilary     Knight    Hila… "HILL-AH-REE… 1      "5'11"
#>  2 205       S. Fillier   Sarah      Fillier   Sara… "SAIR-AH FIH… 1      "5'5" 
#>  3 63        D. Watts     Daryl      Watts     Dary… "DAIR-uhl WA… 1      "5'6\…
#>  4 31        M. Poulin    Marie-Phi… Poulin    Mari… ""            1      "5'7" 
#>  5 20        K. Coyne Sc… Kendall    Coyne Sc… Kend… "KEHN-duhl K… 1      "5'2" 
#>  6 89        H. Miller    Hannah     Miller    Hann… "HAN-uh MIH-… 1      "5'9\…
#>  7 36        J. Eldridge  Jessie     Eldridge  Jess… "jeh-see EHL… 1      "5'9\…
#>  8 161       T. Vanišová  Tereza     Vanišová  Tere… " TAH-ree-zu… 1      "5'7" 
#>  9 32        L. Stacey    Laura      Stacey    Laur… "STAY-see"    1      "5'10…
#> 10 21        T. Heise     Taylor     Heise     Tayl… "TAY-luhr HI… 1      "5'10"
#> # ℹ 97 more rows
#> # ℹ 80 more variables: weight <chr>, last_years_club <chr>, age <chr>,
#> #   shoots <chr>, position <chr>, suspension_games_remaining <chr>,
#> #   suspension_indefinite <chr>, rookie <chr>, veteran <chr>,
#> #   draft_eligible <chr>, jersey_number <chr>, team_name <chr>,
#> #   team_code <chr>, team_id <chr>, division <chr>, birthdate <chr>,
#> #   birthdate_year <chr>, hometown <chr>, homeprov <chr>, homecntry <chr>, …
  try(pwhl_leaders(position = "goalies", season = 2025))
#> ── PWHL Leaders - goalies ───────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-09 20:30:06 UTC
#> # A tibble: 16 × 84
#>    player_id shortname    rookie first_name last_name name  phonetic_name active
#>    <chr>     <chr>        <chr>  <chr>      <chr>     <chr> <chr>         <chr> 
#>  1 134       C. Jackson   0      Carly      Jackson   Carl… "CAR-lee JAK… 1     
#>  2 186       K. Peslarová 0      Klára      Peslarová Klár… "KLAH-ruh PE… 1     
#>  3 28        A. Desbiens  0      Ann-Renée  Desbiens  Ann-… ""            1     
#>  4 123       M. Rooney    0      Maddie     Rooney    Madd… "MAD-dee ROO… 1     
#>  5 222       G. Philips   1      Gwyneth    Philips   Gwyn… "GWIH-nihth … 1     
#>  6 228       K. Osborne   1      Kayle      Osborne   Kayl… "KAY-lee AWZ… 1     
#>  7 64        K. Campbell  0      Kristen    Campbell  Kris… "KRIHS-tehn … 1     
#>  8 211       R. Kirk      1      Raygan     Kirk      Rayg… "ray-GEHN ku… 1     
#>  9 6         A. Frankel   0      Aerin      Frankel   Aeri… "AIR-IN FRAN… 1     
#> 10 85        E. Chuli     0      Elaine     Chuli     Elai… ""            1     
#> 11 155       C. Schroeder 0      Corinne    Schroeder Cori… "kohr-een SH… 1     
#> 12 22        N. Hensley   0      Nicole     Hensley   Nico… "NIHK-ohl HE… 1     
#> 13 59        E. Maschmey… 0      Emerance   Maschmey… Emer… "EH-muhr-ehn… 1     
#> 14 19        E. Söderberg 0      Emma       Söderberg Emma… "EH-mah SOH-… 1     
#> 15 41        A. Levy      0      Abbey      Levy      Abbe… "AH-BEE LEE-… 1     
#> 16 193       L. Morgan    0      Lucy       Morgan    Lucy… ""            1     
#> # ℹ 76 more variables: height <chr>, weight <chr>, position <chr>,
#> #   suspension_games_remaining <chr>, suspension_indefinite <chr>,
#> #   start_date <chr>, veteran <chr>, draft_eligible <chr>, jersey_number <chr>,
#> #   shoots <chr>, catches <chr>, team_name <chr>, team_code <chr>,
#> #   team_id <chr>, division <chr>, birthdate <chr>, birthdate_year <chr>,
#> #   age <chr>, hometown <chr>, homeprov <chr>, homecntry <chr>,
#> #   birthtown <chr>, birthprov <chr>, birthcntry <chr>, hometownprov <chr>, …
# }