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Blake Geoffrion Nashville Predators 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Wearing number 5, Blake Geoffrion played the position of left winger while playing for the Nashville Predators during the 2010/2011 National Hockey League season. He reportedly earned $850,000 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the Nashville Predators was reportedly $51,387,500, so his salary was about 1.7% of the team's total reported payroll. The median salary for a player on the Nashville Predators was $1,275,000, while the average salary was $2,141,145. During the 20 games that he played that season, he scored 6 goals and had 2 assists - a total of 8 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $42,500.00 per game. Blake Geoffrion had a plus/minus of 3, 7 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 1 GWG (game winning goals), and took 24 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 25.00%. If we want to evaluate his performance strictly on offense, we can divide his salary by the number of goals scored, as well as by the number of points (goals plus assists). His salary per goal scored was $141,667 and his salary per point was $106,250.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $850,000 he can expect to pay around $272,784 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 33 median high school teachers, 38 median police officers, or 54 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $577,216 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.