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Nikolai Kulemin Toronto Maple Leafs 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Nikolai Kulemin wore number 41 while playing left winger for the Toronto Maple Leafs in the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly earned $2,500,000 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the Toronto Maple Leafs was reportedly $51,235,000, so his salary represented 4.9% of that total team payroll. That season, the average salary for a player on the Toronto Maple Leafs was $2,134,791, while the median salary was $950,000. He played a total of 82 games that season, with 30 goals and 27 assists - a total of 57 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 $30,487.80 per game. Nikolai Kulemin had a plus/minus of 7, 26 PIM (penalties in minutes), 5 PP (power play goals), 1 SH (short-handed goals), 5 GWG (game winning goals), and took 173 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 17.30%. 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 $83,333 and his salary per point was $43,860.
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 $2,500,000 we can estimate that he would have to hand over $850,284 in federal income taxes. For comparison, that is about the same amount of tax as the tax paid by 104 median high school teachers, 119 median police officers, or 169 median fire fighters. After paying the federal government, he would have $1,649,716 left over. However, he may still need to use some of that money to pay state or city taxes as well.