He has also played for the Vancouver Canucks, New York Rangers, Ottawa Senators, and Tampa Bay Lightning.

[1] During the 2010–11 season, Motte played for the Detroit Honeybaked U16 team of the Tier 1 Elite Hockey League.

Honeybaked captured USA Hockey's Tier 1 national championship and Motte had three goals and three assists in six tournament games.

Motte was awarded the conference's second star after he recorded his first career multiple-point effort with a goal and two assists against Niagara.

[14] He joined Kyle Connor as the only players in the Big Ten to earn First Star of the Week honors three times this season.

[21] On April 6, 2016, Motte signed a three-year, entry-level contract with the Chicago Blackhawks of the National Hockey League (NHL).

[22][23] He was signed to an amateur tryout contract with the Rockford IceHogs, the American Hockey League (AHL) affiliate of the Chicago Blackhawks.

[26] Motte scored his first career NHL goal on October 21, 2016, in a 3–2 loss to the Columbus Blue Jackets.

[26] On April 18, Motte was one of three players recalled from Rockford by Chicago at the end of the IceHogs season.

Josh Anderson ended his contract holdout and due to having too many forwards on the roster, Motte was assigned to their AHL affiliate, the Cleveland Monsters.

[34] On February 26, 2018, Motte and Jussi Jokinen were traded to the Vancouver Canucks in exchange for Thomas Vanek.

[35] On March 13, 2019, Motte scored two goals in a span of 11 seconds during a game versus the New York Rangers, helping Vancouver win 4–1.

[45] An unrestricted free agent following the end of the season, on September 14, 2022, Motte signed a one-year contract with the Ottawa Senators.

[49] On April 6, Motte marked his first regular season multi-goal game in a 6–3 victory over the Tampa Bay Lightning.

[52] Motte represented the United States at the 2012 World U-17 Hockey Challenge, where he recorded one assist in five games, and won a silver medal.

Motte represented the United States at the 2013 IIHF World U18 Championships, where he recorded five goals and two assist in seven five games, and won a silver medal.

[53] Motte represented the United States at the 2015 World Junior Ice Hockey Championship, where he recorded one assist in five games, and finished in fifth place.

[54] Motte represented the United States at the 2016 IIHF World Championship alongside line-mates J. T. Compher and Kyle Connor.