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Troy Brouwer Chicago Blackhawks 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Troy Brouwer wore number 22 while playing right winger for the Chicago Blackhawks in the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly had a salary of $1,050,000. The total team salary for the Chicago Blackhawks was reportedly $62,502,857, so his salary represented 1.7% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Chicago Blackhawks was $2,604,285. The median salary was $1,125,000. He played a total of 79 games that season, with 17 goals and 19 assists - a total of 36 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $13,291.14 per game. Troy Brouwer had a plus/minus of -2, 38 PIM (penalties in minutes), 7 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 5 GWG (game winning goals), and took 122 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 13.90%. 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 $61,765 and his salary per point was $29,167.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $1,050,000 he can expect to pay around $342,784 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 42 median high school teachers, 48 median police officers, or 68 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $707,216 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.