Dwight Mathiasen Explained

Birth Date:12 May 1963
Birth Place:Brandon, Manitoba, Canada
Height Ft:6
Height In:1
Weight Lb:196
Position:Right wing
Shoots:Right
Played For:Pittsburgh Penguins
Draft:Undrafted
Career Start:1986
Career End:1996

Dwight Wayne Mathiasen (born May 12, 1963) is a Canadian retired professional ice hockey player who played 33 games in the National Hockey League with the Pittsburgh Penguins between 1986 and 1988. The rest of his career, which lasted from 1986 to 1996, was spent in different minor leagues.

Born in Brandon, Manitoba, Mathiasen was an all-American and all-WCHA player at the University of Denver.

Career statistics

Regular season and playoffs

Regular seasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamLeagueGP PIMGP G A Pts PIM
1982–83Abbotsford FlyersBCJHL48 50 73 123 113
1983–84University of DenverWCHA36 24 27 51 48
1984–85University of DenverWCHA39 26 32 58 64
1985–86University of DenverWCHA48 40 49 89 48
1985–86Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL4 1 0 1 2
1986–87Baltimore SkipjacksAHL61 23 22 45 49
1986–87Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL6 0 1 1 2
1987–88Pittsburgh PenguinsNHL23 0 6 6 14
1987–88Muskegon LumberjacksIHL46 19 42 61 354 1 2 3 9
1994–95Fresno FalconsPHL
1994–95Fresno FalconsSuHL12 8 10 18 14
1995–96Fresno FalconsWCHL2 0 0 0 2
NHL Totals33 1 7 8 18

Awards and honors

AwardYear
All-WCHA Second team1985–86[1]
AHCA West Second-Team All-American1985–86[2]

Transactions

Notes and References

  1. News: WCHA All-Teams. College Hockey Historical Archives. May 19, 2013.
  2. News: Men's Ice Hockey Award Winners. NCAA.org. June 11, 2013.