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Ilya Bryzgalov Phoenix Coyotes 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Wearing number 30, Ilya Bryzgalov played the position of goaltender while playing for the Phoenix Coyotes during the 2010/2011 National Hockey League season. His salary for the time he spent on the ice that season was reportedly $4,500,000. The total team salary for the Phoenix Coyotes was reportedly $48,212,500, so his salary was about 9.3% of the team's total reported payroll. The median salary for a player on the Phoenix Coyotes was $1,300,000, while the average salary was $1,928,500. During the 68 games that he played that season, he scored 0 goals and had 0 assists - a total of 0 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $66,176.47 per game. Ilya Bryzgalov had a plus/minus of 0, 2 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 0 GWG (game winning goals), and took 0 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 0.00%. His goaltending statistics include 4060 min, 2125 SA (shots against), 168 GA (goals against), 2.48 GAA (goals against average), 92.10% save percent, and a record of 36-20-10, including 7 shutouts. If we want to try to evaluate his performance strictly as a goaltender, we can divide his salary by the number of shots against. His salary per shot against was $2,118.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $4,500,000 he can expect to pay around $1,550,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 190 median high school teachers, 217 median police officers, or 307 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $2,949,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.