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Nik Antropov Winnipeg Jets 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Wearing number 80, Nik Antropov played the position of center while playing for the Winnipeg Jets during the 2010/2011 National Hockey League season. He reportedly had a salary of $3,750,000. The total team salary for the Winnipeg Jets was reportedly $39,035,750, so his salary was about 9.6% 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 Winnipeg Jets was $1,697,206, while the median salary was $1,000,000. During the 76 games that he played that season, he scored 16 goals and had 25 assists - a total of 41 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 $49,342.11 per game. Nik Antropov had a plus/minus of -17, 42 PIM (penalties in minutes), 5 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 2 GWG (game winning goals), and took 105 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 15.20%. If we want to evaluate his performance strictly on offense, we can divide his salary by the number of goals scored, as well as by the number of points (goals plus assists). His salary per goal scored was $234,375 and his salary per point was $91,463.
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 $3,750,000 we can estimate that he would have to hand over $1,287,784 in federal income taxes. For comparison, that is about the same amount of tax as the tax paid by 158 median high school teachers, 180 median police officers, or 255 median fire fighters. After paying the federal government, he would have $2,462,216 left over. However, he may still need to use some of that money to pay state or city taxes as well.