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

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

NHL referee Chris Rooney received stitches above his eye after taking an inadvertent stick to the face during Game 7 of the ...

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

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

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

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

Referee Chris Rooney (5) is tended to as he is escorted off the ice after receiving an injury from being clipped by a player ...

Referee Chris Rooney exited Game 7 of the Eastern Conference second-round series between the Florida Panthers and Toronto ...

Referee Chris Rooney was bloodied by an inadvertent stick to the face in Game 7 of the Panthers-Maple Leafs playoff matchup ...

NHL referee Chris Rooney was forced to exit Game 7 between the Leafs and Panthers after suffering a horrific injury that left ...

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