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Jay Harrison Carolina Hurricanes 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Jay Harrison wore number 44 while playing defenseman for the Carolina Hurricanes in the 2010/2011 NHL season. His salary for the season was reportedly $500,000. The total team salary for the Carolina Hurricanes was reportedly $45,735,000, so his salary represented 1.1% of that total team payroll. We can compare his salary to the other players on his team. The median salary for a player on the Carolina Hurricanes was $1,900,000, while the average salary was $2,177,857. He played a total of 72 games that season, with 3 goals and 7 assists - a total of 10 points. If we divide his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $6,944.44 per game played. Jay Harrison had a plus/minus of 5, 72 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 0 GWG (game winning goals), and took 49 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 6.10%. 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 $166,667 and his salary per point was $50,000.
But then, there are taxes. Each hockey season is played during two calendar years, however, given an annual salary in the U.S. of $500,000 we can estimate that he would have to pay $150,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same amount of tax as the tax paid by 18 median high school teachers, 21 median police officers, or 30 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $349,716 left over. However, he may still have to use some of that money to pay state or city taxes as well.