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

The longtime NHL official needed help off the ice Sunday night after taking a stick to the face NHL referee Chris Rooney was ...

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 ...

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

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

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.

The Toronto Maple Leafs could be without one of their top forwards when they face the Florida Panthers in Sunday’s ...

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

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 ...