Chris Thorburn

Chris Thorburn
Chris Thorburn
Born June 3, 1983 (1983-06-03) (age 28)
Sault Ste. Marie, ON, CAN
Height 6 ft 3 in (1.91 m)
Weight 230 lb (104 kg; 16 st 6 lb)
Position Centre
Shoots Right
NHL team
Former teams
Winnipeg Jets
Buffalo Sabres
Pittsburgh Penguins
Atlanta Thrashers
NHL Draft 50th overall, 2001
Buffalo Sabres
Playing career 2003present

Chris Thorburn (born June 3, 1983) is a professional ice hockey centre currently playing for and an alternate captain of the Winnipeg Jets of the National Hockey League.

Playing career

He was drafted 50th overall by the Buffalo Sabres in the 2001 NHL Entry Draft. On October 3, 2006, Thorburn was claimed off waivers by the Pittsburgh Penguins. After one season with the Penguins, Thorburn was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for a third-round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

Career statistics

    Regular season   Playoffs
Season Team League GP G A Pts PIM GP G A Pts PIM
199899 Elliot Lake Vikings NOJHL 46 33 37 70 42
199900 North Bay Centennials OHL 56 12 8 20 33 6 0 2 2 0
200001 North Bay Centennials OHL 66 22 32 54 64 4 0 1 1 9
200102 North Bay Centennials OHL 67 15 43 58 112 5 1 2 3 8
200203 Saginaw Spirit OHL 37 19 19 38 68
200203 Plymouth Whalers OHL 27 11 22 33 56 18 11 9 20 10
200304 Rochester Americans AHL 58 6 16 22 77 16 3 2 5 18
200405 Rochester Americans AHL 73 12 17 29 185 4 0 1 1 12
200506 Buffalo Sabres NHL 2 0 1 1 7
200506 Rochester Americans AHL 77 23 27 50 134
200607 Wilkes-Barre/Scranton Penguins AHL 3 0 1 1 2
200607 Pittsburgh Penguins NHL 39 3 2 5 69
200708 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 73 5 13 18 92
200809 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 82 7 8 15 104
200910 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 76 4 9 13 89
201011 Atlanta Thrashers NHL 82 9 10 19 77
NHL totals 354 28 43 71 438
AHL totals 211 41 61 102 398 20 3 3 6 20
OHL totals 253 79 124 203 333 33 12 14 26 27

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