Career
Thilthorpe first played ice hockey in 2000 for the Adelaide Avalanche of the Australian Ice Hockey League (AIHL). He continued to play for the Avalanche until part way through the 2008 AIHL season where the team folded and withdrew from the league. During the 2005 AIHL season Thilthorpe scored a personal best in points finishing with seven goals and thirteen points.
In 2010 Thilthorpe returned to ice hockey after a years break, he joined the Adelaide Blackhawks of the South Australian A Grade.
He remained signed with the Blackhawks for 2011 however did not play during the season. Thilthorpe was first called up to represent Australia in 1999 where he joined the national senior team to compete in the 1999 IIHF World Championship Pool Doctorate tournament.
In 2011 he represented Australia for the seventh time during the 2011 IIHF World Championship Division II Group A tournament.
