Template:Infobox ice hockey player

{{{name}}}
Playing career	{{{career_start}}} –present

Template documentation

This infobox is to be used for Ice Hockey players. Suggestions on change should be noted in the talk page.

Usage

You must enter fields exactly as shown below (ie: letter case matters!). Please follow the guidelines provided in parenthesis for best results:

Required fields

Failure to fill in data for any of the following fields WILL NOT delete that field from the infobox

• name (otherwise the page name is used)
• career_start
  • (first pro year if professional, first year of top level of amateur competition if amateur)

Optional fields

Failure to fill in data for any of the following fields WILL remove that field from the infobox

• position
  • (all positions can be wikified. ie: use [[Centre (ice hockey)|Centre]], [[Defenceman (ice hockey)|Defence]], [[Winger (ice hockey)|Left Wing/Right Wing]], [[Goaltender]])
• height_ft and height_in (or use height_m, do not use both ft/in and m)
• height_m (or use height_ft and height_in, do not use both ft/in and m)
• weight_lb (or use weight_kg, do not use both kg and lb)
• weight_kg (or use weight_lb, do not use both kg and lb)
• birth_date (use {{Birth date and age|yyyy|mm|dd}}. Add |df=yes before the }} if you want day-month format instead of month-day.)
• birth_place (city, then comma, then country code; use [[country|country's abbreviation]])
• shoots or catches
  • (choose one based on if player is a skater or a goalie. It is HIGHLY RECOMMENDED that one of these two field choices is used in the template. The only reason that this field has been made optional is because there is discretion involved in choosing which of the two to use in the infobox, based on whether the player is a skater or a goalie)
• team (current NHL team the player plays for. Enter FULL NAME of team)
• league (use abbreviation. ie: [[Russian Hockey Super League|RSL]] or [[Swedish Elite League|SEL]] or [[NHL]]. If league name is relatively short, you can use the full name. ie: [[SM-liiga]]. Infobox WILL flex to accommodate the name)
• played_for (pro teams a retired player played for. Enter FULL NAME of teams)
• draft (position taken overall in NHL draft (1969 or later only); if not drafted and career began in 1969 or later, put "Undrafted")
• draft_year
• draft_team (enter FULL NAME of team, NO ABBREVIATION. ie: [[Edmonton Oilers]])
• wha_draft (position taken overall in WHA draft)
• wha_draft_year
• wha_draft_team (enter FULL NAME of team, NO ABBREVIATION. ie: [[Cleveland Crusaders]])
• image (filename)
• image_size
  • (width in px, default is original image size. Try to use 230px, if image is too pixelated upon article preview, leave field blank and image will be shrunk to original size)
• alt image alt text, for visually impaired readers; see WP:ALT
• caption image caption
• ntl_team Any national senior teams a player played for.
• ntl_team_2 If a player played on two national senior teams.
• ntl_team_3 In the rare case that a player played on 3 national senior teams such as those from Russia, Soviet Union and the Unified Team, or Eastern Bloc defectors who played for Canada prior to the fall of the Iron Curtain.
• ntl_team_women Any national senior women's teams a player played for.
• ntl_team_women_2 If a player played on two national senior women's teams.
• ntl_team_women_3 In the rare case that a player played on 3 national senior women's teams such as those from Russia, Soviet Union and the United Team.
• death_date
• death_place
• career_end (year)
• former_teams
  • Use {{plainlist}} for list entries, so each new team starts on a new line. For example enter:

{{plainlist|
*[[Edmonton Oilers]]
*[[New York Rangers]]
*[[Florida Panthers]]
}}

• prospect_league (for players who have been drafted by an NHL team, but have yet to play a game. Any entry into this field will also automatically place the title (prospect) next to the pro team listed)
• prospect_team (for players who have been drafted, but have yet to play in the NHL)
• halloffame (year of induction)
• website (player's official website)

Full empty example

{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name            = 
| image           = 
| image_size      = 
| alt             = 
| caption         = 
| position        = 
| shoots          = 
| catches         = 
| height_ft       = 
| height_in       = 
| weight_lb       = 
| team            = 
| league          = 
| prospect_team   = 
| prospect_league = 
| former_teams    = 
| played_for      = 
| ntl_team        = 
| birth_date      = 
| birth_place     = 
| death_date      = 
| death_place     = 
| draft           = 
| draft_year      = 
| draft_team      = 
| wha_draft       = 
| wha_draft_year  = 
| wha_draft_team  = 
| career_start    = 
| career_end      = 
| halloffame      = 
| website         = 
}}

Example for Aleš Hemský

Aleš Hemský
Hemský at the 2001 NHL entry draft
Born	August 13, 1983 (1983-08-13) Pardubice, CS
Height	6 ft 0 in (1.83 m)
Weight	192 lb (87 kg; 13 st 10 lb)
Position	Right Wing
Shoots	Right
NHL team Former teams	Edmonton Oilers CZE HC Pardubice
National team	Czech Republic
NHL Draft	13th overall, 2001 Edmonton Oilers
Playing career	2002–present

{{Infobox ice hockey player
| name = Aleš Hemský
| team = [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| former_teams = '''[[Czech Extraliga|CZE]]'''<br>[[HC Pardubice]]
| league = [[National Hockey League|NHL]]
| image = Hemskydraft.png
| image_size = 200px
| alt = Young man with clean-cut reddish-blonde hair and a blue business shirt and tie, holding up a dark athletic uniform reading "HEMSKY 01" in large white letters
| caption = Hemský at the 2001 NHL entry draft
| position = [[Winger (ice hockey)|Right Wing]]
| shoots = Right
| height_ft = 6
| height_in = 0
| weight_lb = 192
| ntl_team = Czech Republic
| birth_date = {{Birth date and age|1983|8|13|mf=y}}
| birth_place = [[Pardubice]], [[Czechoslovakia|CS]]
| draft = 13th overall
| draft_year = 2001
| draft_team = [[Edmonton Oilers]]
| career_start = 2002
}}

Microformat

The HTML markup produced by this template includes an hCard microformat, which makes the person's details parsable by computers, either acting automatically to catalogue articles across Wikipedia or via a browser tool operated by a reader, to (for example) add the subject to an address book or database. For more information about the use of microformats on Wikipedia, please see the microformat project.

Sub-templates

Date-of-birth ("bday") information will only be included in the microformat if {{Birth date}}, {{Birth date and age}}, or {{Birth-date}} are used in the infobox. (but do not use these if the date is before 1583).

To include a URL, use {{URL}}.

Please do not remove instances of these sub-templates.

Classes

hCard uses HTML classes including:

• adr
• agent
• bday
• birthplace
• category
• country-name
• deathdate
• deathplace
• extended-address
• family-name
• fn (required)
• given-name
• honorific-prefix
• honorific-suffix
• label
• locality
• n
• nickname
• note
• org
• role
• url
• vcard

Please do not rename or remove these classes; nor collapse nested elements which use them.