Copyright 2024 The Associated Press. All Rights Reserved. Colorado Avalanche’s Josh Manson (42), right, talks to referee Mitch Dunning, center, as Dunning is ...

NHL referee Mitch Dunning is fully communicative and can move all his extremities following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson in Monday night’s game at Philadelphia.

The NHL referee who was stretchered out of a game following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson was back home Tuesday and expected to make a full recovery. The league said that Mitch Dunning was home following a trip to the hospital for precautionary reasons after he was accidentally knocked down by Manson in the Avalanche-Flyers game.

Curious about what happened to NHL referee Mitch Dunning after his recent injury during the Colorado Avalanche vs Philadelphia Flyers game? Fans and players expressed concern when Dunning was stretchered off after a violent collision in the first period.

Referee Mitch Dunning was taken to the hospital as a precaution after he and Colorado Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson accidentally collided.

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

Monday’s Philadelphia Flyers game against the Colorado Avalanche got off to a scary start, as NHL referee Mitch Dunning was injured in an accidental collision with Avalanche defenseman Josh Manson.

The NHL referee who was stretchered out of a game following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson was back home and expected to make a full recovery.