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 ...

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

The Florida Panthers are right back at it tonight, but this time, they are playing the Carolina Hurricanes in a brand new ...

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

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 ...

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