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.

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 ...

NHL referee Chris Rooney is OK after leaving the Florida Panthers’ Game 7 win over the Toronto Maple Leafs on Sunday night with a scary looking eye injury. Rooney took an inadvertent stick to ...

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.

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 ...

FrancisCharron, Jean Hebert, Wes McCauley, and Chris Rooney have been named as the refs who will preside over the Cats vs Oilers matches in this year’s ultimate round of Stanley Cup action ...

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 ...

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 ...