South Boston's Chris Rooney avoided a major injury after the longtime NHL ref took a stick to the face on Sunday.

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

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

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 ...

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

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

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

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

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 ...

Few would argue that the Toronto Maple Leafs’ best chance of eliminating the Florida Panthers in Game 7 of their second-round ...