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NHL Team Rosters API Documentation

Requirement

You need an API key to use SportsBlaze. Get access at www.sportsblaze.com.

Update Frequency

This endpoint updates every 60 seconds.

Description​

This endpoint returns NHL team rosters.

API Endpoint​

https://api.sportsblaze.com/nhl/v1/rosters/{season}.json

Parameters​

key (required)​

Your SportsBlaze API key.

team​

The team id or name (e.g. 1a790ab5-1359-5934-aed5-e39dfb6012dc or Anaheim Ducks). Separate multiple teams with a comma (e.g. Anaheim Ducks,Boston Bruins).

id​

The player id (e.g. 1738bb1b-7cc1-5b21-8f6a-ab32756e1be0). Separate multiple ids with a comma (e.g. 1738bb1b-7cc1-5b21-8f6a-ab32756e1be0,732ffeec-0712-5976-ad26-35f98cdf5b5f).

name​

The player name (e.g. Alex Ovechkin). Separate multiple names with a comma (e.g. Alex Ovechkin,Sidney Crosby).

position​

The player position (e.g. G). Separate multiple positions with a comma (e.g. L,R).

Example URLs​

2024 team rosters:

https://api.sportsblaze.com/nhl/v1/rosters/2024.json?key=your_key

2024 team rosters, Boston Bruins team:

https://api.sportsblaze.com/nhl/v1/rosters/2024.json?key=your_key&team=Boston%20Bruins

2024 team rosters, Pittsburgh Penguins & Washington Capitals teams, G & D positions:

https://api.sportsblaze.com/nhl/v1/rosters/2024.json?key=your_key&team=Pittsburgh%20Penguins,Washington%20Capitals&position=G,D

Example Response​

{
    "league": {
        "id": "nhl",
        "name": "NHL",
        "sport": "Hockey"
    },
    "season": {
        "year": 2024
    },
    "teams": [
        {
            "id": "413f1ff9-566f-585b-82b9-87e25390d573",
            "name": "Washington Capitals",
            "roster": [
                {
                    "id": "a7a360aa-a4cd-52a8-90eb-546ea938abf9",
                    "name": "Nicklas Backstrom",
                    "first": "Nicklas",
                    "last": "Backstrom",
                    "position": "C",
                    "number": "19",
                    "birthdate": "1987-11-23",
                    "age": 37,
                    "height": 73,
                    "weight": 202,
                    "headshot": "https://assets.nhle.com/mugs/nhl/20242025/WSH/8473563.png"
                },
                {
                    "id": "f7584453-0370-596f-beb8-5741ef596db3",
                    "name": "Alex Ovechkin",
                    "first": "Alex",
                    "last": "Ovechkin",
                    "position": "L",
                    "number": "8",
                    "birthdate": "1985-09-17",
                    "age": 39,
                    "height": 75,
                    "weight": 238,
                    "headshot": "https://assets.nhle.com/mugs/nhl/20242025/WSH/8471214.png"
                }
            ]
        }
    ],
    "updated": "2025-04-10T21:49:06Z"
}