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Nobody does it alone: Thorburn on 700 games

BOSTON — Seven hundred games in, and the battles keep raging on for Winnipeg Jets forward Chris Thorburn.

The 33-year-old Sault St. Marie, Ont., native, in his 11th season in the NHL, reached that milestone Thursday night in Philadelphia. Not bad for a self-proclaimed bubble guy.

BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES</p><p&gtThorburn warms up for his sprint test during medical testing at Jet's training camp in September.</p>
BORIS MINKEVICH / WINNIPEG FREE PRESS FILES
Trevor Hagan / The Canadian Press files</p><p&gtWinnipeg Jets' 33-year-old Chris Thorburn, pictured during training camp in September, is now in his 11th NHL season.</p>
Winnipeg Jets' 33-year-old Chris Thorburn, pictured during training camp in September, is now in his 11th NHL season.

"Since I was drafted, every camp’s been a battle," Thorburn said Friday.