PWHL Player Info — pwhl_player

Retrieves biographical and profile information for a PWHL player.

Usage

pwhl_player_info(player_id)

Arguments

player_id: Numeric player ID

Value

A data frame (fastRhockey_data) with the following columns:

col_name	types	description
player_id	numeric	Unique player identifier.
first_name	character	Player first name.
last_name	character	Player last name.
name	character	Player full name.
jersey_number	character	Jersey number.
position	character	Player position.
shoots	character	Shooting hand.
catches	character	Catching hand (goalies).
birthdate	character	Date of birth.
height	character	Player height.
weight	character	Player weight.
birthtown	character	Town of birth.
birthprov	character	Province/state of birth.
birthcntry	character	Country of birth.
nationality	character	Player nationality.
team_id	numeric	Current team unique identifier.
team_name	character	Current team name.
team_code	character	Current team abbreviation.
image_url	character	Player headshot URL.
draft_info	character	Draft information.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(pwhl_player_info(player_id = 28))
#> ── PWHL Player Info ─────────────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-09 20:30:10 UTC
#> # A tibble: 1 × 20
#>   player_id first_name last_name name      jersey_number position shoots catches
#>       <dbl> <chr>      <chr>     <chr>     <chr>         <chr>    <chr>  <chr>  
#> 1        28 Ann-Renée  Desbiens  Ann-René… 35            G        L      L      
#> # ℹ 12 more variables: birthdate <chr>, height <chr>, weight <chr>,
#> #   birthtown <chr>, birthprov <chr>, birthcntry <chr>, nationality <chr>,
#> #   team_id <dbl>, team_name <chr>, team_code <chr>, image_url <chr>,
#> #   draft_info <chr>
# }