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Teemu Selanne Anaheim Ducks 2010-2011 NHL statistics
During the 2010/2011 NHL season, Teemu Selanne played right winger for the Anaheim Ducks, wearing number 8. He reportedly earned $3,250,000 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the Anaheim Ducks was reportedly $53,977,500, so his salary was about 6.0% of the team's total reported payroll. The median salary for a player on the Anaheim Ducks was $1,275,000, while the average salary was $2,076,057. During the 73 games that he played that season, he scored 31 goals and had 49 assists - a total of 80 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $44,520.55 per game. Teemu Selanne had a plus/minus of 6, 49 PIM (penalties in minutes), 16 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 5 GWG (game winning goals), and took 213 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 14.60%. 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 $104,839 and his salary per point was $40,625.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $3,250,000 he can expect to pay around $1,112,784 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 137 median high school teachers, 156 median police officers, or 221 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $2,137,216 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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