Dwight Wayne Mathiasen (born May 12, 1963) is a Canadian former 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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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 Muskegon Lumberjacks players Pittsburgh Penguins players Canadian expatriate ice hockey players in the United States Ice hockey people from Brandon, Manitoba Undrafted National Hockey League players Vancouver Bluehawks players 20th-century Canadian sportsmen {{Canada-icehockey-winger-1960s-stub