Dee ihe na-aga n'ihu maka paragraf a - Ndị Buffalo Sabres họpụtara ya n'ọkwa 50th n'afọ 2001 NHL Entry Draft
Ọ dị mma. Agbanyeghị, mgbe ọ laghachiri na OHL maka oge 2001-2002, a rere Centennials na Saginaw wee kewaa oge ya n'etiti Saginaw Spirit na Plymouth Whalers. Na Disemba 2, 2005, Thorburn mere NHL mbụ ya na mmeri 5-0 na San Jose Sharks wee dekọọ akara NHL mbụ ya na egwuregwu na-esote megide Colorado Avalanche. A laghachiri ya na American Hockey League na Disemba 7, mgbe ọ na-egwu egwuregwu abụọ.