Referee stretchered off in Avs-Flyers game after collision

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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 offici