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Fernando Pisani Edmonton Oilers 2009-2010 NHL statistics
Fernando Pisani wore number 34 while playing right winger for the Edmonton Oilers in the 2009/2010 NHL season. He reportedly earned $2,500,000 for his time on the ice. The total team salary for the Edmonton Oilers was reportedly $50,782,500, so his salary represented 4.9% of that total team payroll. The average salary for a player on the Edmonton Oilers was $2,115,937. The median salary was $1,225,000. He played a total of 40 games that season, with 4 goals and 4 assists - a total of 8 points. Dividing his reported salary by the number of games played, we find he earned $62,500.00 per game. Fernando Pisani had a plus/minus of -16, 10 PIM (penalties in minutes), 0 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 0 GWG (game winning goals), and took 54 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2009/2010 season of 7.40%. 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 $625,000 and his salary per point was $312,500.
What about taxes? The hockey season is split between two calendar years, however, with a annual U.S.-based salary of $2,500,000 he can expect to pay around $850,649 in federal income taxes. That is about the same dollar amount of tax as the tax paid by 104 median high school teachers, 119 median police officers, or 169 median fire fighters. After paying the IRS, he would have $1,649,351 left over, although he still may have to pay city or state tax.