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The Ref Stretchered Off During Flyers Game Avoided Serious Injury
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The Flyers lost 3-2 to the Avalanche on Monday night. They made a furious charge at the end to cut into a 3-0 deficit, but ran out of time. During the game, one of the refs went down after a collision with a Colorado player and had to be stretchered off:
Referee Mitch Dunning was taken off the ice on a stretcher after a collision with defenseman Josh Manson during Colorado Avalanche vs. Philadelphia Flyers. https://t.co/zRclvb7p8y #COLvsPHI #GoAvsGo #LetsGoFlyers pic.twitter.com/QCJ45TVwPf
— Scouting The Refs (@ScoutingTheRefs) November 19, 2024
The NHL announced around 8:30 p.m. that Dunning was “fully communicative and has movement in all extremities.” He was taken to a local hospital.
Frank Seravalli at Daily Faceoff tweeted the following Tuesday afternoon: “Update: #NHL referee Mitch Dunning is back home and resting after a scary collision last night in Philadelphia that saw him taken off the ice on a stretcher. Dunning is sore but otherwise doing fine after examination at a local hospital. Great news.”
Sounds like he avoided serious injury. It wasn’t a high-speed collision, but the fall looked awkward and he came down right on his back. You’re falling on hard ice, not couch cushions. Glad to hear he’s doing alright.
Kevin has been writing about Philadelphia sports since 2009. He spent seven years in the CBS 3 sports department and started with the Union during the team's 2010 inaugural season. He went to the academic powerhouses of Boyertown High School and West Virginia University. email - k.kinkead@sportradar.com