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Teemu Hartikainen Edmonton Oilers 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Teemu Hartikainen wore number 56 while playing left winger for the Edmonton Oilers in the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly had a salary of $875,000. The total team salary for the Edmonton Oilers was reportedly $45,305,000, so his salary represented 1.9% of that total team payroll. We can compare his salary to the other players on his team. The median salary for a player on the Edmonton Oilers was $875,000, while the average salary was $1,812,200. He played a total of 12 games that season, with 3 goals and 2 assists - a total of 5 points. If we divide his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $72,916.67 per game played. Teemu Hartikainen had a plus/minus of -3, 4 PIM (penalties in minutes), 1 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 0 GWG (game winning goals), and took 21 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 14.30%. 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 $291,667 and his salary per point was $175,000.
But then, there are taxes. Each hockey season is played during two calendar years, however, given an annual salary in the U.S. of $875,000 we can estimate that he would have to pay $281,534 in federal income taxes. That is about the same amount of tax as the tax paid by 35 median high school teachers, 39 median police officers, or 56 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $593,466 left over. However, he may still have to use some of that money to pay state or city taxes as well.