Referee Chris Rooney suffered a serious cut on his face when he was hit by an errant stick during Game 7 of the Florida Panthers - Toronto Maple Leafs series on ...

The man who brought stability to Washington's NFL franchise has seen plenty of success with his other teams around the world.

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

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

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

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