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Tyler Ennis Buffalo Sabres 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Playing center and wearing number 63, Tyler Ennis played for the Buffalo Sabres during the 2010/2011 NHL season. He reportedly had a salary of $875,000. The total team salary for the Buffalo Sabres was reportedly $56,255,000, so his salary represented 1.6% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Buffalo Sabres was $2,343,958. The median salary was $1,475,000. He played a total of 82 games that season, with 20 goals and 29 assists - a total of 49 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $10,670.73 per game. Tyler Ennis had a plus/minus of 0, 30 PIM (penalties in minutes), 5 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 1 GWG (game winning goals), and took 210 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 9.50%. 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 $43,750 and his salary per point was $17,857.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $875,000 he can expect to pay around $281,534 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar 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, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.
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