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Niklas Hagman Calgary Flames 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Playing left winger and wearing number 10, Niklas Hagman played for the Calgary Flames during the 2010/2011 NHL season. He earned a salary, reportedly, of $3,000,000. The total team salary for the Calgary Flames was reportedly $66,312,500, so his salary represented 4.5% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Calgary Flames was $2,368,303. The median salary was $1,350,000. He played a total of 71 games that season, with 11 goals and 16 assists - a total of 27 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $42,253.52 per game. Niklas Hagman had a plus/minus of -2, 24 PIM (penalties in minutes), 4 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 0 GWG (game winning goals), and took 140 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 7.90%. 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 $272,727 and his salary per point was $111,111.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $3,000,000 he can expect to pay around $1,025,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 126 median high school teachers, 143 median police officers, or 203 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $1,974,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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