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Yannick Weber Montreal Canadiens 2010-2011 NHL statistics
Playing defenseman and wearing number 68, Yannick Weber played for the Montreal Canadiens during the 2010/2011 NHL season. He earned a salary, reportedly, of $637,500. The total team salary for the Montreal Canadiens was reportedly $63,245,833, so his salary represented 1.0% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Montreal Canadiens was $2,432,532. The median salary was $1,425,000. He played a total of 41 games that season, with 1 goal and 10 assists - a total of 11 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $15,548.78 per game. Yannick Weber had a plus/minus of 0, 14 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 0 GWG (game winning goals), and took 63 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2010/2011 season of 1.60%. 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 $637,500 and his salary per point was $57,955.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $637,500 he can expect to pay around $198,409 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 24 median high school teachers, 28 median police officers, or 39 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $439,091 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.