diff --git a/src/Mtlstats/Types.hs b/src/Mtlstats/Types.hs
index a310c51..7d13fc5 100644
--- a/src/Mtlstats/Types.hs
+++ b/src/Mtlstats/Types.hs
@@ -133,6 +133,7 @@ module Mtlstats.Types (
   playerSearchExact,
   modifyPlayer,
   playerSummary,
+  playerIsActive,
   -- ** PlayerStats Helpers
   psPoints,
   addPlayerStats
@@ -736,6 +737,16 @@ playerSummary :: Player -> String
 playerSummary p =
   p^.pName ++ " (" ++ show (p^.pNumber) ++ ") " ++ p^.pPosition
 
+-- | Determines whether or not a player has been active in the current
+-- season/year
+playerIsActive :: Player -> Bool
+playerIsActive = do
+  stats <- (^.pYtd)
+  return
+    $  stats^.psGoals   /= 0
+    || stats^.psAssists /= 0
+    || stats^.psPMin    /= 0
+
 -- | Calculates a player's points
 psPoints :: PlayerStats -> Int
 psPoints s = s^.psGoals + s^.psAssists
diff --git a/test/TypesSpec.hs b/test/TypesSpec.hs
index c9f7257..b8bd0bb 100644
--- a/test/TypesSpec.hs
+++ b/test/TypesSpec.hs
@@ -58,6 +58,7 @@ spec = describe "Mtlstats.Types" $ do
   playerSearchExactSpec
   modifyPlayerSpec
   playerSummarySpec
+  playerIsActiveSpec
   psPointsSpec
   addPlayerStatsSpec
   Menu.spec
@@ -567,6 +568,26 @@ playerSummarySpec = describe "playerSummary" $
   it "should be \"Joe (2) center\"" $
     playerSummary joe `shouldBe` "Joe (2) center"
 
+playerIsActiveSpec :: Spec
+playerIsActiveSpec = describe "playerIsActive" $ do
+  let
+    pState = newPlayerStats
+      & psGoals   .~ 10
+      & psAssists .~ 11
+      & psPMin    .~ 12
+    player = newPlayer 1 "Joe" "centre" & pLifetime .~ pState
+
+  mapM_
+    (\(label, player', expected) -> context label $
+      it ("should be " ++ show expected) $
+        playerIsActive player' `shouldBe` expected)
+    --  label,                player,                       expected
+    [ ( "not active",         player,                       False    )
+    , ( "has goal",           player & pYtd.psGoals   .~ 1, True     )
+    , ( "has assist",         player & pYtd.psAssists .~ 1, True     )
+    , ( "has penalty minute", player & pYtd.psPMin    .~ 1, True     )
+    ]
+
 psPointsSpec :: Spec
 psPointsSpec = describe "psPoints" $ mapM_
   (\(goals, assists, points) -> let