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Mathieu Darche Montreal Canadiens 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Playing left winger and wearing number 52, Mathieu Darche played for the Montreal Canadiens during the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly earned $500,000 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the Montreal Canadiens was reportedly $63,245,833, so his salary represented 0.8% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Montreal Canadiens was $2,432,532. The median salary was $1,425,000. He played a total of 59 games that season, with 12 goals and 14 assists - a total of 26 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $8,474.58 per game. Mathieu Darche had a plus/minus of 7, 10 PIM (penalties in minutes), 2 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 1 GWG (game winning goals), and took 90 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 13.30%. 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 $41,667 and his salary per point was $19,231.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $500,000 he can expect to pay around $150,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar 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, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.