PWHL Player Search

Search for PWHL players by name.

Usage

pwhl_player_search(search_term)

Arguments

search_term

Character string to search for (e.g., a player name or partial name).

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.
position	character	Player position.
team_id	numeric	Unique team identifier.
person_id	numeric	Unique person identifier.
team_name	character	Most recent team name.
team_code	character	Most recent team abbreviation.
jersey_number	character	Jersey number.
shoots	character	Shooting hand.
catches	character	Catching hand (goalies).
height	character	Player height.
weight	character	Player weight.
birthdate	character	Date of birth.
image_url	character	Player headshot URL.

Examples

# \donttest{
  try(pwhl_player_search(search_term = "Poulin"))
#> ── PWHL Player Search ───────────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-06-13 03:26:32 UTC
#> # A tibble: 2 × 15
#>   player_id first_name  last_name position team_id person_id team_name team_code
#>       <dbl> <chr>       <chr>     <chr>      <dbl>     <dbl> <chr>     <chr>    
#> 1       165 Maude       Poulin-L… D              1       200 Boston F… BOS      
#> 2        31 Marie-Phil… Poulin    F              3        33 Montréal… MTL      
#> # ℹ 7 more variables: jersey_number <chr>, shoots <chr>, catches <chr>,
#> #   height <chr>, weight <chr>, birthdate <chr>, image_url <chr>
# }