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Francois Beauchemin Anaheim Ducks 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Wearing number 24, Francois Beauchemin played the position of defenseman while playing for the Anaheim Ducks during the 2010/2011 National Hockey League season. He earned a salary, reportedly, of $3,550,000. The total team salary for the Anaheim Ducks was reportedly $53,977,500, so his salary was about 6.6% of the team's total reported payroll. The median salary for a player on the Anaheim Ducks was $1,275,000, while the average salary was $2,076,057. During the 81 games that he played that season, he scored 5 goals and had 12 assists - a total of 17 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $43,827.16 per game. Francois Beauchemin had a plus/minus of -8, 32 PIM (penalties in minutes), 1 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 0 GWG (game winning goals), and took 106 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 4.70%. 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 $710,000 and his salary per point was $208,824.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $3,550,000 he can expect to pay around $1,217,784 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 150 median high school teachers, 170 median police officers, or 241 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $2,332,216 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.