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Mattias Ohlund Tampa Bay Lightning 2010-2011 NHL statistics
During the 2010/2011 NHL season, Mattias Ohlund played defenseman for the Tampa Bay Lightning, wearing number 5. He reportedly earned $4,000,000 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the Tampa Bay Lightning was reportedly $56,812,500, so his salary was about 7.0% of the team's total reported payroll. Comparing his salary to the other players on his team, reportedly, the average salary for a player on the Tampa Bay Lightning was $2,367,187, while the median salary was $1,000,000. During the 72 games that he played that season, he scored 0 goals and had 5 assists - a total of 5 points. To find out how much he earned per game played, we can divide his reported salary by the number of games played. He earned $55,555.56 per game. Mattias Ohlund had a plus/minus of -7, 70 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 0 GWG (game winning goals), and took 39 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 0.00%.
Don't forget about taxes. Although each NHL season is composed of months two separate calendar years, having a salary in the United States of $4,000,000 we can estimate that he would have to hand over $1,375,284 in federal income taxes. For comparison, that is about the same amount of tax as the tax paid by 169 median high school teachers, 192 median police officers, or 273 median fire fighters. After paying the federal government, he would have $2,624,716 left over. However, he may still need to use some of that money to pay state or city taxes as well.