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Erik Johnson Colorado Avalanche 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Erik Johnson wore number 6 while playing defenseman for the Colorado Avalanche in the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly earned $2,200,000 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the Colorado Avalanche was reportedly $39,872,500, so his salary represented 5.5% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Colorado Avalanche was $1,594,900. The median salary was $1,000,000. He played a total of 77 games that season, with 8 goals and 21 assists - a total of 29 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $28,571.43 per game. Erik Johnson had a plus/minus of -13, 56 PIM (penalties in minutes), 3 PP (power play goals), 1 SH (short-handed goals), 2 GWG (game winning goals), and took 161 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 5.00%. 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 $275,000 and his salary per point was $75,862.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $2,200,000 he can expect to pay around $745,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 91 median high school teachers, 104 median police officers, or 148 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $1,454,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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