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Jose Theodore Minnesota Wild 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Playing goaltender and wearing number 60, Jose Theodore played for the Minnesota Wild during the 2010/2011 NHL season. His salary for the season was reportedly $1,100,000. The total team salary for the Minnesota Wild was reportedly $56,035,000, so his salary represented 2.0% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Minnesota Wild was $2,436,304. The median salary was $2,400,000. He played a total of 32 games that season, with 0 goals and 0 assists - a total of 0 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $34,375.00 per game. Jose Theodore 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 1793 min, 963 SA (shots against), 081 GA (goals against), 2.71 GAA (goals against average), 91.60% save percent, and a record of 15-11-3, including 1 shutouts. We can divide his salary by the number of shots against, if we want to try to evaluate his performance strictly as a goaltender. His salary per shot against was $1,142.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $1,100,000 he can expect to pay around $360,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 44 median high school teachers, 50 median police officers, or 71 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $739,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.