I'm working on a project that I need sports data (specifically NHL stats) for, and I found via Firebug that there is a private API used internally on NHL.com.
I was wondering 1) if it's legal to use (I will be publishing summaries derived from the data; something like http://twitter.com/nflscorebot) and 2) if it's generally considered polite to use an API that wasn't built for public use (eg should I ask first?).
Thanks in advance for any help!