[1] For his final two years of high school, Skjei played with the USA Hockey National Team Development Program, based out of Michigan.

[2] After his final season with the National Team Development Program, Skjei was selected by the New York Rangers in the first round of the 2012 NHL Entry Draft.

[4] Skjei scored his first professional goal (and point) in a Calder Cup playoff game against the Providence Bruins on April 26, 2015.

[6] Injuries to various New York Rangers' defenseman increased Skjei's ice time, but he failed to score any points in the 7 regular season games he played for the team.

However, he and teammate Brendan Smith were benched during the final 2 minutes of regulation in place of Nick Holden and Marc Staal as the Rangers would go on to lose the game in overtime despite leading 5-3.

Skjei would see his points total dip to 25, but also a significant increase in ice time following the trade of team captain Ryan McDonagh.

[9] Following five seasons with the Hurricanes, having established himself as a top-pairing two-way defenseman, Skjei left Carolina as a free agent and was signed to a seven-year, $49 million contract with the Nashville Predators on July 1, 2024.