At North St. Paul High School, she was the recipient of the 2006 Minnesota Ms. Hockey Award.

[7] In the 2019–20 season, Thunstrom broke out with 36 points in 24 games, tied for second in the league with Whitecaps teammate Jonna Curtis and Boston Pride forward McKenna Brand.

The Whitecaps made it to the Isobel Cup finals for the second year in a row, after Thunstrom scored the game-winning overtime goal against the Metropolitan Riveters in the semi-finals.

[9] She won a silver medal at the 2010 Four Nations Cup contest in St. John's, Newfoundland.

In 2012, Thunstrom switched from hockey to speedskating in order to pursue her Olympic dreams.