Referee Chris Rooney, considered one of the best in the NHL, was injured and had to leave the playoff game between Florida and Toronto with a bloody face after being hit hard in the face with a stick.

TORONTO (AP) — 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 Florida-Toronto playoff matchup Sunday night after ...

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 ...

Florida’s Niko Mikkola was jousting for the puck and his stick went into the face of Chris Rooney, a veteran of six Stanley Cup finals who has officiated in the NHL since 2000.

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 Florida-Toronto playoff matchup on Sunday night after taking an ...

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 ...

Referee Chris Rooney (5) is tended to as he is escorted off the ice after receiving an injury from being clipped by a player during the first period of Game 7 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff ...

Referee Chris Rooney (5) is tended to as he is escorted off the ice after receiving an injury from being clipped by a player during the first period of Game 7 of a second-round NHL hockey playoff ...

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 ...