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Rene Bourque Calgary Flames 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Wearing number 17, Rene Bourque played the position of left winger while playing for the Calgary Flames during the 2010/2011 National Hockey League season. He reportedly earned $4,000,000 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the Calgary Flames was reportedly $66,312,500, so his salary was about 6.0% of the team's total reported payroll. The median salary for a player on the Calgary Flames was $1,350,000, while the average salary was $2,368,303. During the 80 games that he played that season, he scored 27 goals and had 23 assists - a total of 50 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $50,000.00 per game. Rene Bourque had a plus/minus of -17, 42 PIM (penalties in minutes), 6 PP (power play goals), 1 SH (short-handed goals), 6 GWG (game winning goals), and took 218 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 12.40%. 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 $148,148 and his salary per point was $80,000.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $4,000,000 he can expect to pay around $1,375,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar 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 IRS, he would have $2,624,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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