NHL - API Player Id Linking

You can now reference a player’s NCAA profile within the NHL API!

When available, each player’s profile includes the corresponding ID from the NCAA Men's Hockey API under player.reference(s), making it easier to connect college and pro profiles for analysis, draft prep, and career stats.

☑️ Sample Requests

Player Profile - https://api.sportradar.com/nhl/trial/v7/en/players/433de553-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44/profile.json

🔢 Versions

NHL API v7

🔁 Endpoints Affected

Player Profile, Team Profile

⚙️ Return Samples

<player id="158053c4-d6db-4d3b-b859-267f6bcfa863" status="ACT" full_name="Ryan Poehling" first_name="Ryan" last_name="Poehling" abbr_name="R.Poehling" height="74" weight="204" handedness="L" position="F" primary_position="C" jersey_number="25" college="St. Cloud State" experience="6" birth_place="Lakeville, MN, USA" birthdate="1999-01-03" updated="2025-07-20T17:55:57Z" sr_id="sr:player:1117731" reference="8480068" rookie_year="2018" salary="1900000">
          <references>
              <reference source_id="8480068" scope="NHL" id_type="external"/>
              <reference source_id="1462d71f-1f54-4a61-8998-0c952d6cf5ba" scope="hockey" id_type="sport_profile"/>
              <reference source_id="423a6f6b-12b3-4698-8b37-7288430cc0d2" scope="NCAAMH" id_type="league_profile"/>
          </references>
          <draft team_id="441713b7-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44" year="2017" round="1" pick="25"/>
</player>

{
    "id": "433de553-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44",
    "status": "ACT",
    "full_name": "Sidney Crosby",
    "first_name": "Sidney",
    "last_name": "Crosby",
    "abbr_name": "S.Crosby",
    "height": 71,
    "weight": 200,
    "handedness": "L",
    "position": "F",
    "primary_position": "C",
    "jersey_number": "87",
    "experience": "20",
    "birth_place": "Cole Harbour, NS, CAN",
    "birthdate": "1987-08-07",
    "updated": "2025-07-20T23:37:13Z",
    "sr_id": "sr:player:31007",
    "reference": "8471675",
    "rookie_year": 2005,
    "salary": 8700000,
    "league": {
        "id": "fd560107-a85b-4388-ab0d-655ad022aff7",
        "name": "NHL",
        "alias": "NHL"
    },
    "team": {
        "id": "4417b7d7-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44",
        "name": "Penguins",
        "market": "Pittsburgh",
        "alias": "PIT",
        "sr_id": "sr:team:3697",
        "reference": "5"
    },
    "draft": {
        "team_id": "4417b7d7-0f24-11e2-8525-18a905767e44",
        "year": 2005,
        "round": "1",
        "pick": "1"
    },
    "references": [
        {
            "source_id": "8471675",
            "scope": "NHL",
            "id_type": "external"
        },
        {
            "source_id": "ed66350d-f19d-4afc-90d1-672599a7ecdc",
            "scope": "hockey",
            "id_type": "sport_profile"
        }
    ],