South Boston's Chris Rooney avoided a major injury after the longtime NHL ref took a stick to the face on Sunday.

NHL referee Chris Rooney is hoping to resume duties during the Stanley Cup playoffs after taking a high stick to the eye in ...

The longtime NHL official needed help off the ice Sunday night after taking a stick to the face NHL referee Chris Rooney was ...

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

Chris Rooney is on the mend after he took a high-stick near his eye in the second period of Game 7 between the Toronto Maple ...

NHL referee Chris Rooney left Game 7 between the Florida Panthers and Toronto Maple Leafs after being struck in the face with ...

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

The play happened 13 seconds into the second period, when Florida’s Niko Mikkola was jousting for the puck and his stick went ...

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

NHL referee Chris Rooney received stitches above his eye after taking an inadvertent stick to the face during Game 7 of the ...

Game 7 between the Maple Leafs and Panthers was paused after an official was bloodied by a stick early in the second period.

Referee Chris Rooney was bloodied by an inadvertent stick to the face in Game 7 of the Panthers-Maple Leafs playoff matchup ...