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Rostislav Olesz Florida Panthers 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Playing left winger and wearing number 85, Rostislav Olesz played for the Florida Panthers during the 2010/2011 NHL season. His salary for the season was reportedly $3,100,000. The total team salary for the Florida Panthers was reportedly $35,302,500, so his salary represented 8.8% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Florida Panthers was $1,604,659. The median salary was $900,000. He played a total of 44 games that season, with 6 goals and 11 assists - a total of 17 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $70,454.55 per game. Rostislav Olesz had a plus/minus of -1, 8 PIM (penalties in minutes), 1 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 1 GWG (game winning goals), and took 71 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 8.50%. 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 $516,667 and his salary per point was $182,353.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $3,100,000 he can expect to pay around $1,060,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 130 median high school teachers, 148 median police officers, or 210 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $2,039,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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