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Andreas Lilja Anaheim Ducks 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Andreas Lilja wore number 3 while playing defenseman for the Anaheim Ducks in the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly had a salary of $600,000. The total team salary for the Anaheim Ducks was reportedly $53,977,500, so his salary represented 1.1% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Anaheim Ducks was $2,076,057. The median salary was $1,275,000. He played a total of 52 games that season, with 1 goal and 6 assists - a total of 7 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $11,538.46 per game. Andreas Lilja had a plus/minus of -15, 28 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 0 GWG (game winning goals), and took 31 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 3.20%. 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 $600,000 and his salary per point was $85,714.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $600,000 he can expect to pay around $185,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 23 median high school teachers, 26 median police officers, or 37 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $414,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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