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Andrew Ference Boston Bruins 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Andrew Ference wore number 21 while playing defenseman for the Boston Bruins in the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly earned $2,250,000 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the Boston Bruins was reportedly $64,822,500, so his salary represented 3.5% of that total team payroll. That season, the average salary for a player on the Boston Bruins was $2,700,937, while the median salary was $1,875,000. He played a total of 70 games that season, with 3 goals and 12 assists - a total of 15 points. To find out how much he earned per game played, we can divide his reported salary by the number of games played. He earned $32,142.86 per game. Andrew Ference had a plus/minus of 22, 60 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 0 GWG (game winning goals), and took 78 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 3.80%. 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 $750,000 and his salary per point was $150,000.
Don't forget about taxes. Although each NHL season is composed of months two separate calendar years, having a salary in the United States of $2,250,000 we can estimate that he would have to hand over $762,784 in federal income taxes. For comparison, that is about the same amount of tax as the tax paid by 94 median high school teachers, 107 median police officers, or 151 median fire fighters. After paying the federal government, he would have $1,487,216 left over. However, he may still need to use some of that money to pay state or city taxes as well.