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Brett Lebda Detroit Red Wings 2008-2009 NHL statistics
Playing defenseman and wearing number 22, Brett Lebda played for the Detroit Red Wings during the 2008/2009 NHL season. He reportedly had a salary of $650,000. The total team salary for the Detroit Red Wings was reportedly $56,400,000, so his salary represented 1.2% of that total team payroll. That season, the average salary for a player on the Detroit Red Wings was $2,563,636, while the median salary was $1,775,000. He played a total of 65 games that season, with 6 goals and 10 assists - a total of 16 points. To find out how much he earned per game played, we can divide his reported salary by the number of games played. He earned $10,000.00 per game. Brett Lebda had a plus/minus of 9, 48 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 1 GWG (game winning goals), and took 69 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2008/2009 season of 8.70%. 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 $108,333 and his salary per point was $40,625.
Don't forget about taxes. Although each NHL season is composed of months in two separate calendar years, having a salary in the United States of $650,000 we can estimate that he would have to hand over $203,189 in federal income taxes. For comparison, that is about the same amount of tax as the tax paid by 25 median high school teachers, 28 median police officers, or 40 median fire fighters. After paying the federal government, he would have $446,811 left over. However, he may still need to use some of that money to pay state or city taxes as well.
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