During Game 7 between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs, NHL referee Chris Rooney was struck in the face by a ...

May 20 (UPI) --Referee Chris Rooney, who was hit in the face with a hockey stick during the Florida Panthers-Toronto Maple Leafs series, is doing well and hopes to return to work the NHL playoffs ...

Rooney took an inadvertent stick to the face just a few seconds into the second period of the Panthers’ 6-1 win at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday. The stick, which belonged to Panthers ...

A referee left the Game 7 matchup between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday after a high stick to the face. Chris Rooney, a veteran official with two decades of NHL experience ...

The play happened 13 seconds into the second period of the Panthers' 6-1 win when Florida's Niko Mikkola was jousting for the puck and his stick hit Rooney's face. The game was stopped for several ...

The play happened 13 seconds into the second period, when Florida’s Niko Mikkola was jousting for the puck and his stick went into Rooney’s face. The game was stopped for several minutes and a ...

The play happened 13 seconds into the second period, when Florida's Niko Mikkola was jousting for the puck and his stick went into Rooney's face. The game was stopped for several minutes and a ...

The play happened 13 seconds into the second period, when Florida’s Niko Mikkola was jousting for the puck and his stick went into Rooney’s face. The game was stopped for several minutes and a ...