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Kyle Turris Phoenix Coyotes 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Kyle Turris wore number 91 while playing center for the Phoenix Coyotes in the 2010/2011 NHL season. His salary for the season was reportedly $787,500. The total team salary for the Phoenix Coyotes was reportedly $48,212,500, so his salary represented 1.6% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Phoenix Coyotes was $1,928,500. The median salary was $1,300,000. He played a total of 65 games that season, with 11 goals and 14 assists - a total of 25 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $12,115.38 per game. Kyle Turris had a plus/minus of 0, 16 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 1 GWG (game winning goals), and took 116 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 9.50%. 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 $71,591 and his salary per point was $31,500.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $787,500 he can expect to pay around $250,909 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 31 median high school teachers, 35 median police officers, or 50 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $536,591 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.