Chris Rooney was hurt 13 seconds into the second period when he caught an errant stick in the face during the Panthers-Maple ...

South Boston's Chris Rooney avoided a major injury after the longtime NHL ref took a stick to the face on Sunday.

NHL referee Chris Rooney was left bleeding profusely after he was hit in the eye with a stick during Sunday night’s Eastern ...

NHL referee Chris Rooney is OK after leaving the Florida Panthers’ Game 7 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night with a scary looking eye injury. Rooney took an inadvertent stick to the face ...

Referee Chris Rooney, widely considered to be one of the top officials in the NHL, was bloodied and had to leave Game 7 of ...

The game was stopped for several minutes and a stretcher was brought onto the ice, but Rooney skated off with some assistance ...

Longtime NHL official Chris Rooney needed help off the ice Sunday, May 18 after taking a stick to the face and gushing blood during the Panthers-Maple Leafs game. The NHL said in an update that Rooney ...

NHL referee Chris Rooney left Game 7 between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs after being struck in the face with ...

Game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers took a scary turn early in the second period when referee Chris ...

Chris Rooney is on the mend after he took a high-stick near his eye in the second period of Game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and the Florida Panthers ...

NHL referee Chris Rooney is hoping to resume duties during the Stanley Cup playoffs after taking a high stick to the eye in Game 7 of the second-round Eastern Conference playoff series between the ...