NHL referee Chris Rooney was hit in the eye by a stick during a game Sunday night Rooney is "doing well" after receiving stitches above his eye The longtime referee has been in the league since 2000 ...

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

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 ...

South Boston-born NHL referee Chris Rooney is officially on the mend after suffering a scary injury during Game 7 of the second-round series between the Panthers and Maple Leafs on Sunday night.

Rooney is one of the longest-tenured referees in the NHL, having worked since 2002 and overseen over 1,500 games. Meanwhile, Rank has been an NHL referee since 2015.

Chris Rooney, who has served as an NHL referee for more than 20 years, caught an inadvertent stick in the face from Panthers defenseman Niko Mikkola early in the second period.

Referee Chris Rooney exited Game 7 of the Eastern Conference second-round series between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs at Scotiabank Arena in Toronto on Sunday night after taking a ...

Prayers are pouring in for a prominent NHL referee on Sunday evening. Hockey is a dangerous game, not just for the players, but the referees on the ice, too. Veteran NHL referee Chris Rooney was ...

Chris Rooney. Steve Russell/Toronto Star via Getty Rooney, a married father of two, is one of the longest tenured officials in hockey, having first refereed his NHL game in 2000, according to the ...

NHL referee Chris Rooney hopes to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs after a scary scene unfolded during Game 7 of the second-round series between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers on ...