Referee Chris Rooney, who was hit in the face with a hockey stick during the Florida Panthers-Toronto Maple Leafs series, is doing well and hopes to return to work the NHL playoffs, a league ...

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.

TORONTO (AP) — 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 Florida-Toronto… ...

During Game 7 between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL referee Chris Rooney was struck in the face by a player’s stick, causing a bloody injury and forcing him off the ice. This ...

Referee Chris Rooney suffered a serious cut on his face when he was hit by an errant stick during Game 7 of the Florida Panthers-Toronto Maple Leafs series on Sunday night.

Rooney is one of the longest-tenured referees in the NHL, having worked since 2002 and overseen over 1,500 games. Meanwhile, Rank has been an NHL referee since 2015.

NHL referee Chris Rooney received stitches above his eye after taking an inadvertent stick to the face during Game 7 of the Toronto Maple Leafs-Florida Panthers series. Early in the second period ...

An NHL ref had to leave Sunday's Maple Leafs vs. Panthers game after getting hit near the eye by a stick.

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 Florida-Toronto playoff matchup on Sunday night after taking an ...

TORONTO (AP) — Referee Chris Rooney, widely considered to be one of the top officials in the National Hockey League, was bloodied and had to leave Game 7 of the Florida-Toronto playoff matchup ...