Nyorai kuenderera mberi kweiyi ndima - Akasarudzwa 50th yakazara neBuffalo Sabres mu2001 NHL Entry Draft
. Zvisinei, pashure pokudzokera OHL nokuda 2001-2002 mwaka, ari Centennials vakatengeswa Saginaw uye akakamura mwaka wake pakati Saginaw Mweya uye Plymouth Whalers. Musi waZvita 2, 2005, Thorburn akaita NHL yake yekutanga mukurasikirwa ne5-0 kuSan Jose Sharks uye akarekodha rake rekutanga basa NHL poindi mutambo unotevera uchipesana neColorado Avalanche. Akadzorerwa kuAmerican Hockey League musi waDecember 7, mushure mekutamba mumitambo miviri.