roster: Access the roster for a team, season, and position

In nhlscraper: Scraper for National Hockey League Data

Access the roster for a team, season, and position

Description

roster() scrapes the roster for a given set of team, season, and position.

Usage

roster(team = 1, season = "current", position = "forwards")

Arguments

team	integer ID (e.g., 21), character full name (e.g., 'Colorado Avalanche'), OR three-letter code (e.g., 'COL'); see teams() for reference; ID is preferable as there now exists duplicate three-letter codes (i.e., 'UTA' for 'Utah Hockey Club' and 'Utah Mammoth')
season	integer in YYYYYYYY (e.g., 20242025); see seasons() for reference
position	character of 'f'/'forwards', 'd'/'defensemen', or 'g'/'goalies'

Value

data.frame with one row per player

Examples

COL_defensemen_20242025 <- roster(
  team     = 21,
  season   = 20242025,
  position = 'D'
)

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