helper that loads multiple seasons from the data repo either into memory or writes it into a db using some forwarded arguments in the dots
load_nhl_pbp( seasons = most_recent_nhl_season(), ..., dbConnection = NULL, tablename = NULL )
| seasons | A vector of 4-digit years associated with given NHL seasons. (Min: 2002) |
|---|---|
| ... | Additional arguments passed to an underlying function that writes
the season data into a database (used by |
| dbConnection | A |
| tablename | The name of the play by play data table within the database |
A dataframe
# \donttest{ load_nhl_pbp(2021) #> # A tibble: 294,936 × 35 #> result_event result_event_code result_event_type_id result_description #> <chr> <chr> <chr> <chr> #> 1 Game Scheduled PHI1 GAME_SCHEDULED Game Scheduled #> 2 Period Ready PHI5 PERIOD_READY Period Ready #> 3 Period Start PHI51 PERIOD_START Period Start #> 4 Faceoff PHI52 FACEOFF Sidney Crosby faceoff … #> 5 Shot PHI53 SHOT Travis Konecny Wrist S… #> 6 Takeaway PHI8 TAKEAWAY Takeaway by Ivan Provo… #> 7 Blocked Shot PHI54 BLOCKED_SHOT Sean Couturier shot bl… #> 8 Shot PHI9 SHOT Evan Rodrigues Wrist S… #> 9 Hit PHI10 HIT Kevin Hayes hit John M… #> 10 Hit PHI11 HIT Joel Farabee hit John … #> # … with 294,926 more rows, and 31 more variables: about_event_idx <int>, #> # about_event_id <int>, about_period <int>, about_period_type <chr>, #> # about_ordinal_num <chr>, about_period_time <chr>, #> # about_period_time_remaining <chr>, about_date_time <chr>, #> # about_goals_away <int>, about_goals_home <int>, coordinates_x <int>, #> # coordinates_y <int>, team_id <int>, team_name <chr>, team_link <chr>, #> # team_tri_code <chr>, player_type_1 <chr>, player_id_1 <int>, … # }