Wraps GET https://www.shl.se/api/sports-v2/next-game-day of the SHL site API (www.shl.se).
Unofficial use of a public source; seasons are END years (2026 = 2025/26) and are mapped to the
site's ssgt uuids through /statistics-v2/layout-info.
Arguments
- season
Season END year (2026 = 2025/26), mapped to its ssgt through layout-info. None = the active ssgt (these match-day views follow the current season).
- game_type
Game type: regular (Grundserie), playoff (Slutspel), qualdown (relegation qualification) or playin (2023/24 on).
- return_parsed
Parse the payload into a tibble (default
TRUE);FALSEreturns the raw decoded JSON as a list.
Value
A fastRhockey_data tibble (the raw JSON list when return_parsed = FALSE) with the following columns:
| col_name | type | description |
| game_uuid | character | Platform game uuid (bdhvuc5tex); every gameday route takes it. |
| start_date_time | character | Scheduled start, local time (Europe/Stockholm). |
| state | character | Game state: pre-game or post-game (hyphenated; a live value was not observed). |
| overtime | logical | Whether the game went to overtime. |
| shootout | logical | Whether the game went to a shootout. |
| ssgt_uuid | character | ssgt uuid (platform key space: one season + series + game type); label via layout-info seasonSeriesGameTypeTeams[]. |
| home_team_status | character | Result for the team (WIN, LOSE) or record status. |
| home_team_uuid | character | Team uuid (platform key space, e.g. 087a-087aTQv9u); joins to /sports-v2/teams/{team_uuid} and schedule homeTeamInfo/awayTeamInfo.uuid. Not the team code. |
| home_team_owner_instance_id | character | Club site instance id (e.g. fhc1_fhc); also names the logo at sportality.cdn.s8y.se/team-logos/{id}.svg. |
| home_team_code | character | Home team code (e.g. FHC); joins to gameday teamId and the code-keyed teams maps. |
| home_team_names_code | character | Display abbreviation; differs from the team code for some clubs (SKE vs SAIK, ÖRE vs OHK). |
| home_team_names_short | character | Short club name ('Herr' = men's team). |
| home_team_names_long | character | Long club name ('Herr' = men's team). |
| home_team_names_full | character | Full club name ('Herr' = men's team). |
| home_team_names_code_site | character | Display abbreviation on the site; 'Herr' = men's team (e.g. 'DIF Herr'). |
| home_team_names_short_site | character | Short club name as shown on the site ('Herr' = men's team). |
| home_team_names_full_site | character | Full club name as shown on the site ('Herr' = men's team). |
| home_team_names_long_site | character | Long club name as shown on the site ('Herr' = men's team). |
| home_team_score | integer | Goals scored by the team in the game. |
| home_team_icon | character | URL of the team logo image. |
| away_team_status | character | Result for the team (WIN, LOSE) or record status. |
| away_team_uuid | character | Team uuid (platform key space, e.g. 087a-087aTQv9u); joins to /sports-v2/teams/{team_uuid} and schedule homeTeamInfo/awayTeamInfo.uuid. Not the team code. |
| away_team_owner_instance_id | character | Club site instance id (e.g. fhc1_fhc); also names the logo at sportality.cdn.s8y.se/team-logos/{id}.svg. |
| away_team_code | character | Away team code (e.g. LHC); joins to gameday teamId and the code-keyed teams maps. |
| away_team_names_code | character | Display abbreviation; differs from the team code for some clubs (SKE vs SAIK, ÖRE vs OHK). |
| away_team_names_short | character | Short club name ('Herr' = men's team). |
| away_team_names_long | character | Long club name ('Herr' = men's team). |
| away_team_names_full | character | Full club name ('Herr' = men's team). |
| away_team_score | integer | Goals scored by the team in the game. |
| away_team_icon | character | URL of the team logo image. |
| venue_uuid | character | Arena uuid (platform key space). |
| venue_name | character | Name of the arena (venue). |
| series_uuid | character | Series uuid (platform key space; SHL = qQ9-bb0bzEWUk). |
| series_code | character | Series code (SHL, CHL). |
| series_display_name | character | Series label shown on the site (SHL, CHL). |
| away_team_names_code_site | character | Display abbreviation on the site; 'Herr' = men's team (e.g. 'DIF Herr'). |
| away_team_names_short_site | character | Short club name as shown on the site ('Herr' = men's team). |
| away_team_names_full_site | character | Full club name as shown on the site ('Herr' = men's team). |
| away_team_names_long_site | character | Long club name as shown on the site ('Herr' = men's team). |
Errors
fastRhockey_no_data: the host answered 404, an empty body (gameday routes before 2023/24), a
table with no rows, or the season and game type are not in layout-info. fastRhockey_asset_fetch:
any other non-2xx answer or a dead connection after retries, a non-JSON or error-envelope 200, a
stats-info page that reaches count or falls short of its totalCount, or a body for another
game, team, athlete or ssgt than the one asked for. fastRhockey_bad_request: a 400 / 422, a
season that is not a year, or an argument outside its choices.
See also
Other SHL Functions:
shl_athlete_career(),
shl_athlete_details(),
shl_athlete_game_log(),
shl_athlete_profile(),
shl_athlete_seasons(),
shl_boxscore(),
shl_game_header(),
shl_game_overview(),
shl_game_summary(),
shl_last_game_day(),
shl_layout_info(),
shl_pbp(),
shl_player_box(),
shl_player_crosswalk(),
shl_player_h2h(),
shl_post_game_team_stats(),
shl_roster(),
shl_schedule(),
shl_season_filter(),
shl_sites(),
shl_ssgt_provider(),
shl_ssgt_uuid(),
shl_standings(),
shl_stats_info(),
shl_team(),
shl_team_played_games(),
shl_team_stats(),
shl_team_upcoming_games()
Examples
# \donttest{
shl_next_game_day()
#> ── SHL Next Game Day Information from www.shl.se ───── fastRhockey 1.0.0.9000 ──
#> ℹ Data updated: 2026-10-13 01:59:18 UTC
#> # A tibble: 7 × 39
#> game_uuid start_date_time state overtime shootout ssgt_uuid home_team_status
#> <chr> <chr> <chr> <lgl> <lgl> <chr> <chr>
#> 1 blr9i7wd72 2026-10-15T17:0… pre-… FALSE FALSE qa98unlb… N/A
#> 2 pdllryhpd8 2026-10-15T17:0… pre-… FALSE FALSE qa98unlb… N/A
#> 3 pkjfr73iqb 2026-10-15T17:0… pre-… FALSE FALSE qa98unlb… N/A
#> 4 pqcc7xg1m4 2026-10-15T17:0… pre-… FALSE FALSE qa98unlb… N/A
#> 5 s3fwiszzmr 2026-10-15T17:0… pre-… FALSE FALSE qa98unlb… N/A
#> 6 uxqethue6t 2026-10-15T17:0… pre-… FALSE FALSE qa98unlb… N/A
#> 7 x0ws1h01an 2026-10-15T17:0… pre-… FALSE FALSE qa98unlb… N/A
#> # ℹ 32 more variables: home_team_uuid <chr>, home_team_owner_instance_id <chr>,
#> # home_team_code <chr>, home_team_names_code <chr>,
#> # home_team_names_short <chr>, home_team_names_long <chr>,
#> # home_team_names_full <chr>, home_team_names_code_site <chr>,
#> # home_team_names_short_site <chr>, home_team_names_full_site <chr>,
#> # home_team_names_long_site <chr>, home_team_score <int>,
#> # home_team_icon <chr>, away_team_status <chr>, away_team_uuid <chr>, …
# }