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Alex Goligoski Dallas Stars 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Alex Goligoski wore number 33 while playing defenseman for the Dallas Stars in the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly earned $1,500,000 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the Dallas Stars was reportedly $47,310,000, so his salary represented 3.2% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Dallas Stars was $1,971,250. The median salary was $1,250,000. He played a total of 83 games that season, with 14 goals and 32 assists - a total of 46 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $18,072.29 per game. Alex Goligoski had a plus/minus of 20, 40 PIM (penalties in minutes), 7 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 4 GWG (game winning goals), and took 162 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 8.60%. We can divide his salary by the number of goals scored, as well as by the number of points (goals plus assists), if we want to try to evaluate his performance strictly on offense. His salary per goal scored was $107,143 and his salary per point was $32,609.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $1,500,000 he can expect to pay around $500,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 61 median high school teachers, 70 median police officers, or 99 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $999,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.