NEWS FILE PHOTO Medicine Hat Tigers forward Ethan Neutens watches warmups on the bench alongside the Junior Tigers ahead of a 5-0 win at Co-op Place over the Portland Winterhawks on Oct. 11.

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It’s been a long road coming for Ethan Neutens.

The 20-year-old Medicine Hat Tigers forward made his season debut Friday night in the fourth game of the Tabbies’ six-game B.C. division trip. The Cochrane product missed all of the preseason and the first 12 games of the regular season due to a lower-body injury suffered in practice.

Neutens spoke with the News after a skate on Oct. 9, ahead of the B.C. trip and before he was cleared to return to the lineup.

“It’s good to get back on the ice and feel like you’re at this again.,” Neutens said. “I’m kind of

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