Template:Infobox ice hockey biography/doc

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

Parameters
The only required parameters are name and career_start (failure to fill in data for either of these WILL NOT delete that field from the infobox). You must enter parameter names exactly as shown below (i.e.: letter case matters!). Please follow the guidelines provided in parenthesis for best results:

TemplateData
{	"description": "A template to display an infobox for ice hockey players.", "params": { "name": { "description": "Player's name, if not given the page name is used.", "type": "string", "default": "", "required": true },		"halloffame": { "description": "Year of induction for Hockey Hall of Fame.", "type": "number", "required": false },		"image": { "description": "Image of player (file name only).", "type": "wiki-file-name", "required": false },		"image_size": { "description": "Width in px, default is original image size.", "type": "number", "required": false },		"alt": { "description": "Image alt text, for visually impaired readers; see Alternative text for images.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"caption": { "description": "Image caption", "type": "string", "required": false },		"birth_date": { "description": "For living players, use, , or . For deceased players, use or . Add |df=yes before the }} if you want day-month format instead of month-day.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"birth_place": { "description": "Place of birth. Format appropriate to the country (see WP:PLACE); use country as called at time of birth.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"death_date": { "description": "Use or . Add |df=yes before the }} if you want day-month format instead of month-day.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"death_place": { "description": "Place of death (if known). Format appropriate to the country (see WP:PLACE)", "type": "string", "required": false },		"height_cm": { "description": "Player's height (centimeters). Do not use both cm and ft/in.", "type": "number", "required": false },		"height_m": { "description": "Player's height (meters). Do not use both m and ft/in.", "type": "number", "required": false },		"height_ft": { "description": "Player's height (feet; use with height_in). Do not use both ft/in and m.", "type": "number", "required": false },		"height_in": { "description": "Player's height (inches; use with height_ft). Do not use both ft/in and m.", "type": "number", "required": false },		"weight_kg": { "description": "Player's weight (kilograms). Do not use both kg and lb.", "type": "number", "required": false },		"weight_lb": { "aliases": [ "weight_lbs" ],			"description": "Player's weight (pounds). Do not use both lb and kg.", "type": "number", "required": false },		"position": { "description": "All positions can be wikified. i.e.: use Centre, Defence, Left wing/Right wing, Goaltender.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"shoots": { "description": "Left/Right (if player is a skater; use catches for 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.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"catches": { "description": "Left/Right (if player is a goalie; use shoots for a skater). 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.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"league": { "description": "Current league or possible top league (if a player is signed to an entry-level or two-way contract, or is playing on loan in other leagues). Use abbreviation and link. i.e.: NHL, KHL, etc. If league name is relatively short, you can use the full name. i.e.: SM-liiga. Infobox WILL flex to accommodate the name.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"team": { "description": "Current team (in league above). Enter FULL NAME of team with link, i.e. Boston Bruins, HC Dynamo Moscow, etc.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"prospect_team": { "description": "For players who are signed to an entry-level or two-way contract, or are playing on loan in other leagues and have not played for the top team (in top league above), or is assigned to a lower league team from a conditioning stint after injury. Enter FULL NAME of team with link, i.e. Ontario Reign, HK Rīga, etc.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"prospect_league": { "description": "For players who are signed to an entry-level or two-way contract, or are playing on loan in other leagues and have not played for the top team (in top league above), or is assigned to a lower league team from a conditioning stint after injury. Use abbreviation and link. i.e.: ECHL, MHL, etc. Any entry into this field will also automatically place (P) next to the professional team listed.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"former_teams": { "description": "Professional teams an active player played for. Enter FULL NAME of teams in chronological order. Former teams will not display if (current) team field is blank.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"played_for": { "description": "Professional teams a retired player played for. Enter FULL NAME of teams.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"league_coach": { "description": "Current league coaching in. Use abbreviation and link. i.e.: NHL, KHL, etc. If league name is relatively short, you can use the full name. i.e.: SM-liiga. Infobox WILL flex to accommodate the name.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"team_coach": { "description": "Current team (in league above) coaching for. Enter FULL NAME of team with link, i.e. Boston Bruins, HC Dynamo Moscow, etc.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"coached_for": { "description": "Professional teams a coached was the coach for. Enter FULL NAME of teams.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"sex": { "description": "Use f for female players.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"ntl_team": { "description": "Any national senior teams a player played for. Enter the country name, such as Czech Republic or its ISO 3166-1 alpha-3 country code (CZE), which generates a link to Czech Republic men's national ice hockey team (or Czech Republic women's national ice hockey team if sex=f).", "type": "string", "required": false },		"ntl_team_2": { "description": "If a player played on two national senior teams.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"ntl_team_3": { "description": "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.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"draft": { "description": "Position taken overall in NHL Entry Draft (1969 or later only), i.e. 13th overall. If not drafted AND career began in 1969 or later, put Undrafted.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"draft_year": { "description": "Year of NHL Entry Draft, i.e.: 2001 (which creates a link to 2001 NHL Entry Draft).", "type": "number", "required": false },		"draft_team": { "description": "Enter FULL NAME of team (NO ABBREVIATION), i.e.: Edmonton Oilers.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"wha_draft": { "description": "Position taken overall in WHA amateur draft, i.e. 13th overall.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"wha_draft_year": { "description": "Year of WHA amateur draft, i.e.: 2001 (which creates a link to 2001 WHA amateur draft).", "type": "number", "required": false },		"wha_draft_team": { "description": "Enter FULL NAME of team (NO ABBREVIATION), i.e.: Cleveland Crusaders.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"career_start": { "description": "First pro year if professional, first year of top level of amateur competition if amateur.", "type": "number", "default": "value of draft_year.", "required": false },		"career_end": { "description": "Final year of career.", "type": "number", "required": false },		"career_start_coach": { "description": "First pro year coaching if professional, first year of top level of amateur competition if amateur.", "type": "number", "default": "value of draft_year.", "required": false },		"career_end_coach": { "description": "Final year of coaching career.", "type": "number", "required": false },		"website": { "description": "Player's official website; use undefined", "type": "string", "required": false },		"medaltemplates": { "description": "Player's international medals won. Only use if there is no international play or awards section. When using do not use the MedalCountry template as that is already handled by the ntl_team parameters.", "type": "string", "required": false },		"show-medals": { "description": "If set to \"no\", the medal table is collapsed. By default, it is expanded and will only be collapsed if the \"hide\" link is clicked.", "type": "string", "default": "yes", "required": false }	},	"paramOrder": [ "name", "halloffame", "image", "image_size", "alt", "caption", "birth_date", "birth_place", "death_date", "death_place", "height_cm", "height_m", "height_ft", "height_in", "weight_kg", "weight_lb", "position", "shoots", "catches", "league", "team", "prospect_team", "prospect_league", "former_teams", "played_for", "league_coach", "team_coach", "coached_for", "sex", "ntl_team", "ntl_team_2", "ntl_team_3", "draft", "draft_year", "draft_team", "wha_draft", "wha_draft_year", "wha_draft_team", "career_start", "career_end", "career_start_coach", "career_end_coach", "website", "medaltemplates", "show-medals" ],	"format": "block" }

Use as a child template
The embed parameter is used when embedding this infobox into another.