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 was left bloodied after Florida’s Niko Mikkola caught him in the face with the blade of his stick — nearly striking him in the eye. Rooney, doubled over on the ice with his hands ...

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 ...

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 ...

The scary moment took place early in the second period on Sunday when Rooney took an errant stick in the face from Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola, who was trying to move the puck up the boards.

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 ...

Rooney was hurt 13 seconds into the second period when he caught an errant stick from Niko Mikkola in the face. The Panthers defenseman was clearing a puck and accidentally hit Rooney on his ...

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 ...