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Logan Couture San Jose Sharks 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Logan Couture wore number 39 while playing center for the San Jose Sharks in the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly earned $787,500 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the San Jose Sharks was reportedly $62,321,662, so his salary represented 1.3% 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 San Jose Sharks was $1,950,000, while the average salary was $2,596,735. He played a total of 79 games that season, with 32 goals and 24 assists - a total of 56 points. If we divide his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $9,968.35 per game played. Logan Couture had a plus/minus of 18, 41 PIM (penalties in minutes), 10 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 8 GWG (game winning goals), and took 253 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 12.60%. 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 $24,609 and his salary per point was $14,063.
But then, there are taxes. Each hockey season is played during two calendar years, however, given an annual salary in the U.S. of $787,500 we can estimate that he would have to pay $250,909 in federal income taxes. That is about the same 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. However, he may still have to use some of that money to pay state or city taxes as well.
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