Goaltender Johan Backlund and defenseman Marc-Andre Bourdon were returned to the Adirondack Phantoms on Monday after starting the season with the parent Philadelphia Flyers.
Both are rookies, though Backlund, 28, skated the last four seasons in the Swedish Elite League. Making his North American debut, he will lend some much-needed experience to a young goaltending corps.
In place of injured Brian Boucher, Backlund dressed as the backup to Ray Emery as the Flyers opened the season with a pair of road wins, beating Carolina and New Jersey.
Bourdon, 20, traveled with the team but did not dress for either NHL game. Philadelphia's third-round pick in 2008, he was summoned when Ole-Kristian Tollefson was placed on the 7-day injured reserve list.
Adirondack opened the season with a gut-wrenching 3-2 loss to Worcester last weekend, on a power-play goal with 11.4 seconds left in the third period. The Phantoms host Springfield Friday night at the Glens Falls Civic Center.
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