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Ryan Kesler Vancouver Canucks 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Playing center and wearing number 17, Ryan Kesler played for the Vancouver Canucks during the 2010/2011 NHL season. His salary for the season was reportedly $5,000,000. The total team salary for the Vancouver Canucks was reportedly $70,975,000, so his salary represented 7.0% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Vancouver Canucks was $2,729,807. The median salary was $2,250,000. He played a total of 82 games that season, with 41 goals and 32 assists - a total of 73 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $60,975.61 per game. Ryan Kesler had a plus/minus of 24, 66 PIM (penalties in minutes), 15 PP (power play goals), 3 SH (short-handed goals), 7 GWG (game winning goals), and took 260 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 15.80%. 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 $121,951 and his salary per point was $68,493.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $5,000,000 he can expect to pay around $1,725,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 212 median high school teachers, 241 median police officers, or 342 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $3,274,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.