NHL Referee Mitch Dunning Hospitalized After Collision During Flyers vs. Avalanche

NHL referee Mitch Dunning was taken off the ice on a stretcher during Monday's game between the Philadelphia Flyers and the Colorado Avalanche after a first-period collision with a player.

Dunning was transported to the hospital as a precaution but is reportedly communicative and able to move all his extremities, according to a NHL Public Relations' statement.

The incident occurred during the contest between the Flyers and Avalanche at Wells Fargo Center in Philadelphia.

While skating backward, Dunning collided with Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson, who was skating at high speed near the offensive zone blue line. The impact sent the official backward, causing him to hit the ice.