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 is hoping to resume duties during the Stanley Cup playoffs after taking a high stick to the eye in ...

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

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

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

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 ...

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 suffered a serious cut on his face when he was hit by an errant stick during Game 7 of the Florida ...

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

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