Referee stretchered off in Avs-Flyers game after collision

Field Level Media|published: 11/18/2024, 8:27pm EST

Nov 18, 2024; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; Referee Barry Anderson (20) is carted off the ice after colliding with a player during game between Philadelphia Flyers and Colorado Avalanche in the first period at Wells Fargo Center. Mandatory Credit: Eric Hartline-Imagn Images

Referee Mitch Dunning had to be taken off the ice via stretcher during the first period of a meeting between the host Philadelphia Flyers and Colorado Avalanche on Monday night.

Dunning took a hard fall after colliding with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson about 6 1/2 minutes into the game. Play stopped, and medical personnel from both teams came to tend to the 32-year-old official.

Manson came over to Dunning and checked on him as he was being taken off the ice.

Dunning has been a full-time referee in the NHL since 2022.

--Field Level Media