Search for PWHL players by name.
Value
A data frame with matching players, or NULL if no results.
player_id- Player ID.first_name- First name.last_name- Last name.position- Position.team_id- Team ID.team_name- Team name.jersey_number- Jersey number.birthdate- Date of birth.image_url- Player headshot URL.
Examples
# \donttest{
try(pwhl_player_search(search_term = "Poulin"))
#> ── PWHL Player Search ───────────────────────────────────── fastRhockey 1.0.0 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-04-08 07:40:41 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 31 Marie-Phil… Poulin F 3 33 Montréal… MTL
#> 2 165 Maude Poulin-L… D 1 200 Boston F… BOS
#> # ℹ 7 more variables: jersey_number <chr>, shoots <chr>, catches <chr>,
#> # height <chr>, weight <chr>, birthdate <chr>, image_url <chr>
# }