Longtime NHL referee Chris Rooney is “doing well” after being hit by an errant stick during Sunday night’s playoff game between the Florida Panthers and the Toronto Maple Leafs, according to the ...

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, a ...

Referee Michael Markovic accidentally called a goal on the ice before reversing course and calling "no goal" following a coach's challenge. Minas Panagiotakis / Getty Images NHL referee Michael ...

The longtime NHL official needed help off the ice Sunday night after taking a stick to the face NHL referee Chris Rooney was hit in the eye by a stick during a game Sunday night Rooney is "doing well" ...

May 20 - 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 ...

Michael Markovic corrected himself after a half-second of straight-panic in front of around 16,000 hockey fans at the Devils home opener against the Panthers An NHL referee panicked after he ...

The longtime NHL official needed help off the ice Sunday night after taking a stick to the face Sean Neumann is a reporter at PEOPLE. He has been working at PEOPLE since 2019. His work has previously ...