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Steve Ott Dallas Stars 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Steve Ott wore number 29 while playing center for the Dallas Stars in the 2010/2011 NHL season. His salary for the season was reportedly $2,100,000. The total team salary for the Dallas Stars was reportedly $47,310,000, so his salary represented 4.4% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Dallas Stars was $1,971,250. The median salary was $1,250,000. He played a total of 82 games that season, with 12 goals and 20 assists - a total of 32 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $25,609.76 per game. Steve Ott had a plus/minus of -9, 183 PIM (penalties in minutes), 3 PP (power play goals), 2 SH (short-handed goals), 4 GWG (game winning goals), and took 120 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 10.00%. 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 $175,000 and his salary per point was $65,625.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $2,100,000 he can expect to pay around $710,284 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 87 median high school teachers, 99 median police officers, or 141 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $1,389,716 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.