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

Longtime NHL referee Chris Rooney is “doing well” after being hit by an errant stick during Sunday night’s playoff game ...

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

Veteran official Chris Rooney left the game holding a bloody towel to his face, and was replaced with an alternate referee.

Game 7 between the Maple Leafs and Panthers was paused after an official was bloodied by a stick early in the second period.

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 hopes to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs after a scary scene unfolded during Game 7 of the second ...

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, who was hit in the face with a hockey stick during the Florida Panthers-Toronto Maple Leafs series ...

TORONTO (AP) — Referee Chris Rooney, widely considered to be one of the top officials in the NHL, was bloodied and had to ...

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.

Both the Hurricanes and the Panthers have excellent recent playoff records, and both look even more powerful this season.