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Claude Giroux Philadelphia Flyers 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Claude Giroux wore number 28 while playing right winger for the Philadelphia Flyers in the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly had a salary of $765,000. The total team salary for the Philadelphia Flyers was reportedly $64,108,000, so his salary represented 1.2% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Philadelphia Flyers was $2,671,166. The median salary was $1,137,500. He played a total of 82 games that season, with 25 goals and 51 assists - a total of 76 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $9,329.27 per game. Claude Giroux had a plus/minus of 20, 47 PIM (penalties in minutes), 8 PP (power play goals), 3 SH (short-handed goals), 5 GWG (game winning goals), and took 169 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 14.80%. 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 $30,600 and his salary per point was $10,066.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $765,000 he can expect to pay around $243,034 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 30 median high school teachers, 34 median police officers, or 48 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $521,966 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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