In just over a week Chris Thorburn will hop over the boards for the Winnipeg Jets, put skate blade to ice and make history.
And, if you know the man even a teeny-tiny bit, the whole spotlight thing is going to make him squirm.
Thorburn, a 32-year-old product of Sault Ste. Marie, Ont., is slated to play in his 595th game as a member of the Jets/Atlanta Thrashers on Dec. 18 against the New York Rangers. In the process, he’ll become the franchise leader in games played. Ilya Kovalchuk is the current all-timer, at 594.
