[2] His first cousin Chrissy Colizza played for the McGill Martlets ice hockey team between 2017 and 2023, a school which three of his uncles attended.

[4] He later played for the Soo Thunder Minor Bantam club before making the jump to Tier II Jr.A.

[11] After one season with the Penguins, Thorburn was traded to the Atlanta Thrashers for a third-round pick in the 2007 NHL Entry Draft.

[14] On June 21, 2017, as an impending free agent from the Jets, he was left exposed and claimed by the Vegas Golden Knights in the 2017 NHL Expansion Draft.

[17] In the 2018–19 season, Thorburn made one appearance with the Blues before he was placed on waivers and re-assigned to AHL affiliate, the San Antonio Rampage, for the majority of the campaign.

After their oldest child was diagnosed with autism, the couple began organizing fundraisers to raise money for special education programs at schools.

[19] In 2018, they raised $20,000 towards their son's local special needs teacher at Flynn Park Elementary School.