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USA Brady Skjei
#76 Nashville Predators / NHL - 25/26
1-time U18 WJC Gold Medal 1
1-time World Championship Gold Medal 1
1-time U17 WHC Silver Medal 1
1-time NCAA (B1G) Champion 1
1-time NHL All-Rookie Team 1
Date of Birth
Mar 26, 1994
Position
D
Age
31
Height
6'3" / 191 cm
Place of Birth
Lakeville, MN, USA
Weight
209 lbs / 95 kg
Nation
USA
Shoots
L
Youth Team
-
Contract
30/31
Cap Hit
$7,000,000 Powered by
NHL Rights
Nashville Predators Nashville Predators / Signed
Drafted
2012 round 1 #28 overall by New York Rangers
Agency
PREMIUM

A two-way defenseman, Skjei can skate really well. Also owns solid puck skills and can make a nice first pass. Doesn't play an overly physical game, despite having the size and strength for it. Very solid in his own end. (EP 2011)

Brother: Ramsey Skjei
Cousins: Dani Sadek | Jack Sadek

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Brady Skjei Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2008-09 Lakeville North High USHS-MN 25* 2* 12* 14* 6* -* |
2009-10 Lakeville North High USHS-MN 25* 7* 16* 23* 24* -* | Playoffs 5 4 2 6 6 -
2010-11 USNTDP Juniors USHL 36* 1* 5* 6* 14* -14* | Playoffs 2 0 0 0 0 -3
U.S. National U17 Team NTDP 55* 5* 14* 19* 24* -* |
USA U17 WHC-17 6* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
USA U17 (all) International-Jr 6* 1* 3* 4* 0* -* |
2011-12 USNTDP Juniors USHL 24* 3* 9* 12* 12* 5* |
U.S. National U18 Team NTDP 60* 4* 19* 23* 36* -* |
USA U18 WJC-18 6* 0* 1* 1* 4* 10* |
USA U18 (all) “A” International-Jr 9* 0* 3* 3* 4* 12* |
2012-13 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 36* 1* 2* 3* 14* 11* |
2013-14 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 40* 6* 8* 14* 30* 15* |
USA U20 WJC-20 5* 0* 1* 1* 0* 5* |
2014-15 Univ. of Minnesota NCAA 33* 1* 9* 10* 32* 7* |
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 8* 0* 0* 0* 0* 2* | Playoffs 15 1 2 3 16 -3
2015-16 New York Rangers NHL 7* 0* 0* 0* 4* 1* | Playoffs 5 0 2 2 2 1
Hartford Wolf Pack AHL 68* 4* 24* 28* 36* -6* |
USA WC 10* 1* 0* 1* 2* -3* |
2016-17 New York Rangers NHL 80* 5* 34* 39* 42* 11* | Playoffs 12 4 1 5 10 6
USA WC 3* 0* 1* 1* 0* 3* |
2017-18 New York Rangers NHL 82* 4* 21* 25* 39* -27* |
2018-19 New York Rangers NHL 78* 8* 17* 25* 44* -4* |
USA WC 8* 2* 0* 2* 2* 5* |
2019-20 New York Rangers NHL 60* 8* 15* 23* 41* -6* |
Carolina Hurricanes NHL 7* 0* 1* 1* 4* -4* | Playoffs 8 0 2 2 4 6
2020-21 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 52* 3* 7* 10* 30* 6* | Playoffs 11 0 0 0 8 -2
2021-22 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 82* 9* 30* 39* 48* 22* | Playoffs 14 1 2 3 8 -1
2022-23 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 81* 18* 20* 38* 40* 7* | Playoffs 15 1 3 4 12 -2
2023-24 Carolina Hurricanes NHL 80* 13* 34* 47* 40* 15* | Playoffs 11 1 8 9 6 5
2024-25 Nashville Predators NHL 82* 10* 23* 33* 42* -24* |
USA “A” WC 10* 1* 2* 3* 4* 6* |
2025-26 Nashville Predators NHL 36* 1* 11* 12* 16* -10* |
Projected NHL 82* 2* 25* 27* 36* -23* |
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Brady Skjei Tournament Statistics

S Team League GP G A TP PIM +/-   POST GP G A TP PIM +/-
2009-10 Team Black USA-S15 -* -* -* -* -* -* |
2010-11 B16 - White (Final 54) MNHP-16 3* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |
2024-25 Team USA International 1* 0* 0* 0* -* -* |

Brady Skjei Career Totals

League Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/- | Years GP G A TP PPG PIM +/-
AHL 2 76* 4* 24* 28* 0.37* 36* -4* | 1 15 1 * 2 * 3 * 0.20 * 16 * -3 *
International 1 1* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
International-Jr 2 15* 1* 6* 7* 0.47* 4* 12* | 0 * * * * * *
MNHP-16 1 3* 0* 0* 0* 0.00* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
NCAA 3 109* 8* 19* 27* 0.25* 76* 33* | 0 * * * * * *
NHL 11 727* 79* 213* 292* 0.40* 390* -13* | 7 76 7 * 18 * 25 * 0.33 * 50 * 13 *
NTDP 2 115* 9* 33* 42* 0.37* 60* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USA-S15 1 -* -* -* -* -* -* -* | 0 * * * * * *
USHL 2 60* 4* 14* 18* 0.30* 26* -9* | 1 2 0 * 0 * 0 * 0.00 * 0 * -3 *
USHS-MN 2 50* 9* 28* 37* 0.74* 30* -* | 1 5 4 * 2 * 6 * 1.20 * 6 * - *
WC 4 31* 4* 3* 7* 0.23* 8* 11* | 0 * * * * * *
WHC-17 1 6* 1* 3* 4* 0.67* 0* -* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-18 1 6* 0* 1* 1* 0.17* 4* 10* | 0 * * * * * *
WJC-20 1 5* 0* 1* 1* 0.20* 0* 5* | 0 * * * * * *
* Some data is missing to provide a correct summary.

Brady Skjei Career Highlights

Season
Awards by season
Transactions
DATE STATUS FROM TO SOURCE
07/01/2024
07/01/2024 Confirmed Carolina Hurricanes Nashville Predators
02/24/2020
02/24/2020 Confirmed New York Rangers Carolina Hurricanes
07/28/2018
07/28/2018 Extension New York Rangers New York Rangers
04/01/2015
04/01/2015 Confirmed Univ. of Minnesota New York Rangers