NHL MCP Server

A comprehensive Model Context Protocol (MCP) server for the NHL API, built with FastMCP. This server provides access to all documented NHL API endpoints through MCP tools, enabling AI assistants to access live NHL data.

🏒 Features

This MCP server provides access to 40+ NHL API endpoints including:

Player Information

• Player game logs (current and historical seasons)
• Player detailed information and career statistics
• Player spotlight and featured players
• Player landing pages and biographical data

Statistics

• Current and historical skater stats leaders
• Current and historical goalie stats leaders
• Customizable statistical categories and limits
• Season and career totals

Team Information

• Team standings (current and historical by date)
• Team statistics and performance metrics
• Team rosters with player details
• Team schedules and upcoming games
• Club statistics and team comparisons

Game Information

• Daily scores and live scoreboards
• Game play-by-play data with detailed events
• Game boxscores and statistical summaries
• Game stories and match summaries
• Game landing pages

League Information

• League schedules and season calendars
• TV schedules and broadcast information
• Streaming availability ("where to watch")
• Network television schedules

Playoff Information

• Playoff overviews and tournament brackets
• Playoff schedules and series information
• Postseason statistics and records

Additional Features

• Season information and draft data
• Meta information and API utilities
• Team code references and format helpers
• Comprehensive error handling

🚀 Installation

1. Clone or download this repository
2. Install the required dependencies:

pip install -r requirements.txt

Dependencies:

• fastmcp>=2.8.0 - FastMCP framework for MCP server creation
• requests>=2.31.0 - HTTP library for API calls
• typing-extensions - Enhanced type hints support

📖 Usage

Running the Server

Start the MCP server:

python nhl_mcp_server.py

The server will start and listen for MCP connections.

MCP Client Configuration

Add this server to your MCP client configuration (e.g., Claude Desktop):

{
  "mcpServers": {
    "nhl-api": {
      "command": "python",
      "args": ["/path/to/nhl_mcp_server.py"]
    }
  }
}

Testing the Server

Run the test scripts to verify functionality:

# Test the underlying NHL API client
python test_client.py

# Test the MCP server backend
python test_mcp_server.py

# Run a comprehensive demo
python demo.py

🛠️ Available Tools

The server exposes the following MCP tools:

Player Tools

• get_player_info(player_id) - Get detailed player information
• get_player_game_log(player_id, season, game_type) - Get player game logs
• get_player_spotlight() - Get featured players

Team Tools

• get_standings_now() - Get current NHL standings
• get_club_stats_now(team) - Get team statistics
• get_team_roster(team) - Get team roster
• get_team_schedule(team) - Get team schedule

Game Tools

• get_daily_scores_now() - Get today's scores
• get_play_by_play(game_id) - Get game play-by-play
• get_game_boxscore(game_id) - Get game boxscore

Statistics Tools

• get_current_skater_stats_leaders() - Get skater stat leaders
• get_current_goalie_stats_leaders() - Get goalie stat leaders

Schedule Tools

• get_schedule_now() - Get current schedule
• get_tv_schedule_now() - Get TV schedule

Utility Tools

• get_team_codes() - Get list of NHL team codes
• get_season_format_help() - Get format help for seasons and parameters

📋 Parameter Formats

Team Codes

Use standard NHL team abbreviations:

• TOR (Toronto Maple Leafs), MTL (Montreal Canadiens)
• NYR (New York Rangers), BOS (Boston Bruins)
• EDM (Edmonton Oilers), CGY (Calgary Flames)
• And all other NHL teams

Season Format

Seasons use 8-digit format: YYYYYYYY

• 20232024 for 2023-24 season
• 20222023 for 2022-23 season

Game Types

• 2 - Regular season games
• 3 - Playoff games

Date Format

Use ISO date format: YYYY-MM-DD

• 2024-01-15 for January 15, 2024

💡 Example Queries

Once connected to an MCP client, you can ask:

• "What are the current NHL standings?"
• "Show me Connor McDavid's stats this season"
• "What games are on today?"
• "Get the Toronto Maple Leafs roster"
• "Who are the current goal scoring leaders?"
• "Show me yesterday's game scores"
• "Get the playoff bracket"

🏗️ Architecture

The project consists of:

1. nhl_api_client.py - Core NHL API client with 40+ endpoint functions
2. nhl_mcp_server.py - FastMCP server that exposes API functions as MCP tools
3. test_client.py - Test script for the NHL API client
4. test_mcp_server.py - Test script for the MCP server backend
5. demo.py - Comprehensive demonstration of server capabilities
6. requirements.txt - Python dependencies
7. mcp_config_example.json - Example MCP client configuration

✅ Testing & Validation

The server has been thoroughly tested with:

• Live NHL Data: All endpoints tested with current NHL season data
• Error Handling: Robust error handling for API failures and invalid parameters
• Response Validation: Proper handling of different response types (dict, list, etc.)
• MCP Compliance: Full compatibility with MCP protocol standards

Test Results:

• ✅ 40+ NHL API endpoints working correctly
• ✅ Live data retrieval (standings, scores, player stats)
• ✅ MCP tool registration and exposure
• ✅ Error handling and validation
• ✅ Documentation and examples

🔧 Error Handling

The server includes comprehensive error handling:

• HTTP Errors: Network timeouts, connection failures, API unavailability
• JSON Parsing: Malformed responses and unexpected data structures
• Parameter Validation: Invalid team codes, player IDs, and date formats
• Rate Limiting: Graceful handling of API rate limits

All errors are returned as descriptive messages to help with debugging.

🤝 Contributing

Feel free to contribute by:

• Adding new NHL API endpoints as they become available
• Improving error handling and validation
• Adding more comprehensive tests
• Enhancing documentation and examples
• Reporting bugs or suggesting improvements

📄 License

This project is open source. The NHL API is provided by the National Hockey League and is subject to their terms of service.

🖼️ Screenshots

NHL MCP Server in Action

Screenshot showing the NHL MCP Server providing live NHL data including current standings, player information, game scores, and statistics. The server successfully integrates with MCP clients to bring comprehensive hockey data to AI assistants.

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🏒 Ready to bring live NHL data to your AI assistant!