Some people in the hockey world (e.g. Brian Burke--love Burke, by the way) argue that the NHL has the best refs in professional sports. There's no doubt that other sports have their issues with refs, but I would argue that NHL refs are by a significant margin the worst refs in sports, due mainly to the fact that their incompetence leads to actual injuries. I won't try to make this thread about something it's not, but I'll say that all you need to know about the creepy psyche and motivation of refs can be learned in Kerry Fraser's past segments on Jason Gregor's show.