NHL referee Chris Rooney hopes to return to the Stanley Cup playoffs after suffering a black eye in a high stick accident ...

Game 7 between the Toronto Maple Leafs and Florida Panthers took a scary turn early in the second period when referee Chris ...

The veteran of more than 1,500 games received stitches and was left with a black eye, but hopes to be back working games this ...

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

Seth Jones wanted a trade to a contending team. Chicago dealt him to Florida, and he has become a key Panther during their ...

NHL referee Chris Rooney was left bleeding profusely after he was hit in the eye with a stick during Sunday night’s Eastern ...

Referee Chris Rooney, who was hit in the face with a hockey stick during the Florida Panthers-Toronto Maple Leafs series, is ...

Veteran official Chris Rooney left the game holding a bloody towel to his face, and was replaced with an alternate referee.

The game was stopped for several minutes and a stretcher was brought onto the ice, but Rooney skated off with some assistance ...

Matthews' production fell to 78 points in 67 games from his NHL career-highs in goals (69) and points (107) last season. His ...

Referee Chris Rooney (5) is tended to as he is escorted off the ice after receiving an injury from being clipped by a player ...

Longtime NHL referee Chris Rooney is “doing well” after being hit by an errant stick during Sunday night’s playoff game ...