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Stephane Robidas Dallas Stars 2009-2010 NHL statistics
Playing defenseman and wearing number 3, Stephane Robidas played for the Dallas Stars during the 2009/2010 NHL season. His salary for the season was reportedly $1,500,000. The total team salary for the Dallas Stars was reportedly $45,545,000, so his salary represented 3.3% of that total team payroll. That season, the average salary for a player on the Dallas Stars was $1,897,708, while the median salary was $1,075,000. He played a total of 82 games that season, with 10 goals and 31 assists - a total of 41 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 $18,292.68 per game. Stephane Robidas had a plus/minus of -10, 70 PIM (penalties in minutes), 7 PP (power play goals), 0 SH (short-handed goals), 1 GWG (game winning goals), and took 199 shots. He had a shooting percentage in the 2009/2010 season of 5.00%. 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 $150,000 and his salary per point was $36,585.
Don't forget about taxes. Although each NHL season is composed of months two separate calendar years, having a salary in the United States of $1,500,000 we can estimate that he would have to hand over $500,649 in federal income taxes. For comparison, that is about the same amount of tax as the tax paid by 61 median high school teachers, 70 median police officers, or 99 median fire fighters. After paying the federal government, he would have $999,351 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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