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NHL
Brady Skjei
Brady Skjei
Nashville Predators, Defensemen
Age: 31y-11m-10d (Mar 26, 1994)
Exp: 9 Years
Country: US
College: Minnesota
Drafted: Round 1 (#28 overall), 2012
Agent(s): Wade Arnott (Newport Sports Management)
2025-26 Cap Hit
$7,000,000
2025-26 Cash
$8,500,000
Career Earnings
$51,982,784
2024-2030 Free Agent (CURRENT)
Brady Skjei signed a 7 year, $49,000,000 contract with the Nashville Predators, including $13,000,000 signing bonus, $49,000,000 guaranteed, and an average annual salary of $7,000,000. In 2025-26, Skjei will earn a base salary of $7,500,000 and a signing bonus of $1,000,000, while carrying a cap hit of $7,000,000.
Contract Terms:
7 yr(s) / $49,000,000
Average Salary:
$7,000,000
Signing Bonus:
$13,000,000
Free Agent:
2031 / UFA
Source:
NHL contract specifics generally collected from verified reports.
2018-2023
Contract Terms:
6 yr(s) / $31,500,000
Average Salary:
$5,250,000
Signing Bonus:
$3,000,000
Free Agent:
2024 / UFA
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2015-2017 Rookie
Contract Terms:
3 yr(s) / $2,775,000
Average Salary:
$925,000
Signing Bonus:
$277,500
Free Agent:
2018 / RFA
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Seasons
9 Years
Career Earnings thru 2025
$52,115,568
Earnings w/ Different Teams
3 teams
Earnings Per Year
| Year | Age | Team(s) | Status | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative | Awards |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 | 21 |
 |
Active
Active
|
$132,784 $132,784 |
$132,784 $265,568 |
|
| 2016 | 22 |
|
Active
|
$925,000 |
$1,190,568 |
|
| 2017 | 23 |
|
Active
|
$925,000 |
$2,115,568 |
|
| 2018 | 24 |
|
Active
|
$5,700,000 |
$7,815,568 |
|
| 2019 | 25 |
 |
Active
Retained
|
$969,896 $4,430,104 |
$8,785,464 $13,215,568 |
|
| 2020 | 26 |
|
Active
|
$4,200,000 |
$17,415,568 |
|
| 2021 | 27 |
|
Active
|
$5,400,000 |
$22,815,568 |
|
| 2022 | 28 |
|
Active
|
$5,400,000 |
$28,215,568 |
|
| 2023 | 29 |
|
Active
|
$5,400,000 |
$33,615,568 |
|
| 2024 | 30 |
 |
Active
|
$10,000,000 |
$43,615,568 |
|
| 2025 | 31 |
|
Active
|
$8,500,000 |
$52,115,568 |
|
| Total |
$52,115,568 |
$52,115,568 |
||||
| 2026 | 32 |
|
Active
|
$6,000,000 |
||
| 2027 | 33 |
|
Active
|
$6,500,000 |
||
| 2028 | 34 |
|
Active
|
$6,000,000 |
||
| 2029 | 35 |
|
Active
|
$6,000,000 |
||
| 2030 | 36 |
|
Active
|
$6,000,000 |
||
| Total |
$82,615,568 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$9,875,672 | $2,370,000 | - | $12,245,672 |
| 5 |
|
$20,369,896 | $1,000,000 | - | $21,369,896 |
| 2 |
|
$13,500,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $18,500,000 |
| Year | Team(s) | Age | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Total | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2015 |
|
21 |
$40,284 $40,284
|
$92,500 $92,500 |
$132,784 $132,784 |
$132,784 $265,568 |
|
| 2016 |
|
22 |
$832,500
|
$92,500 |
$925,000 |
$1,190,568 |
|
| 2017 |
|
23 |
$832,500
|
$92,500 |
$925,000 |
$2,115,568 |
|
| 2018 |
|
24 |
$4,700,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$5,700,000 |
$7,815,568 |
|
| 2019 |
|
25 |
$969,896 $3,430,104
|
$1,000,000 |
$969,896 $4,430,104 |
$8,785,464 $13,215,568 |
|
| 2020 |
|
26 |
$4,200,000
|
$4,200,000 |
$17,415,568 |
||
| 2021 |
|
27 |
$4,400,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$5,400,000 |
$22,815,568 |
|
| 2022 |
|
28 |
$5,400,000
|
$5,400,000 |
$28,215,568 |
||
| 2023 |
|
29 |
$5,400,000
|
$5,400,000 |
$33,615,568 |
||
| 2024 |
|
30 |
$6,000,000
|
$4,000,000 |
$10,000,000 |
$43,615,568 |
|
| 2025 |
|
31 |
$7,500,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$8,500,000 |
$52,115,568 |
|
| Total |
$43,745,568 |
$8,370,000 |
$52,115,568 |
$52,115,568 |
|||
| 2026 |
|
32 |
$4,000,000
|
$2,000,000 |
$6,000,000 |
||
| 2027 |
|
33 |
$5,500,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$6,500,000 |
||
| 2028 |
|
34 |
$5,000,000
|
$1,000,000 |
$6,000,000 |
||
| 2029 |
|
35 |
$4,000,000
|
$2,000,000 |
$6,000,000 |
||
| 2030 |
|
36 |
$4,000,000
|
$2,000,000 |
$6,000,000 |
||
| Total |
$66,245,568 |
$16,370,000 |
$82,615,568 |
Earnings Per Team
| Years | Team | Base | Signing | Incentives | Cash Cumulative |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 5 |
|
$9,875,672 | $2,370,000 | - | $12,245,672 |
| 5 |
|
$20,369,896 | $1,000,000 | - | $21,369,896 |
| 2 |
|
$13,500,000 | $5,000,000 | - | $18,500,000 |
-
Jul 01, 2024
Signed a 7 year $49 million contract with Nashville (NSH)
-
Feb 24, 2020
Traded to Carolina (CAR) from New York (NYR) for 2020 1st round pick [Conditional: CAR will send the lower of their 2 first round picks in 2020)]
-
Jul 28, 2018
Signed a 6 year $31.5 million contract with New York (NYR)
-
Apr 01, 2015
Signed a 3 year $2.775 million contract with New York (NYR)
-
Jun 22, 2012
Drafted by New York (NYR): Round 1 (#28 overall)
| Year | Team | GP | G | MIN | A | PTS | +/- | SOG | S% | PPG | PPA | SHG | SHA | Blk | Hit | PIM |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2025 | NAS | 61 | 1 | 1,366 | 16 | 0 | -10 | 89 | .011 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 61 | 53 | 26 |
| 2024 | NAS | 82 | 10 | 1,795 | 23 | 0 | -24 | 156 | .064 | 2 | 8 | 0 | 0 | 93 | 52 | 42 |
| 2023 | CAR | 80 | 13 | 1,702 | 34 | 47 | 15 | 185 | .070 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 3 | 90 | 60 | 40 |
| 2022 | CAR | 81 | 18 | 1,766 | 20 | 38 | 7 | 188 | .096 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 62 | 71 | 40 |
| 2021 | CAR | 82 | 9 | 1,733 | 30 | 39 | 22 | 184 | .049 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 73 | 95 | 48 |
| 2020 | CAR | 52 | 3 | 1,078 | 7 | 10 | 6 | 104 | .029 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 62 | 66 | 30 |
| 2019 | CAR | 67 | 8 | 1,386 | 16 | 24 | -10 | 139 | .058 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 96 | 103 | 45 |
| 2018 | NYR | 78 | 8 | 1,656 | 17 | 25 | -4 | 126 | .063 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 119 | 178 | 44 |
| 2017 | NYR | 82 | 4 | 1,724 | 21 | 25 | -27 | 153 | .026 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 119 | 127 | 39 |
| 2016 | NYR | 80 | 5 | 1,397 | 34 | 39 | 11 | 127 | .039 | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 69 | 147 | 42 |
| 2015 | NYR | 7 | 0 | 124 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 11 | 11 | 4 |
