Dwight Wayne Mathiasen (born May 12, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional

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player who played 33 games in the

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with the

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between 1986 and 1988. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 1996, was spent in different minor leagues. Born in

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, Mathiasen was an all-American and all-WCHA player at the

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Regular season and playoffs

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Transactions

*March 31, 1986 – Signed as a free agent by Pittsburgh.

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* 1963 births Living people AHCA Division I men's ice hockey All-Americans Baltimore Skipjacks players Canadian ice hockey right wingers Fresno Falcons players Ice hockey people from Manitoba Muskegon Lumberjacks players Pittsburgh Penguins players Sportspeople from Brandon, Manitoba Undrafted National Hockey League players Vancouver Bluehawks players {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1960s-stub