(Photo by Mitchell Leff/Getty Images) Mitchell Leff/Getty Images PHILADELPHIA — NHL referee Mitch Dunning is fully communicative and can move all his extremities following a violent collision with Colorado defenseman Josh Manson in a game at Philadelphia.

NHL referee Mitch Dunning had to be stretchered off following a collision on the ice during the Colorado Avalanche’s win over the Philadelphia Flyers on Monday night. The Avalanche beat the Flyers 3-2 on the night,

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.