Being a good referee for me is about being consistent and being transparent. First, consistency applies not just to decisions within the game, but across games. Of course, I feel it is innately easier to compare a play from one moment to the next when it was only minutes apart, versus days/weeks/months apart. But the first step is being disciplined to applying the same rule set to the same players, teams, no matter what. And second, you must be transparent with the decisions. If a player asks about a decision, be as clear as possible - don't shrug them off, give a half-baked answer, or worse, not answer at all. We're all on the same team - creating an enjoyable game.

In general, the refs in the SMJHL and SHL are pretty good. However, there's a few baffling decisions. I have seen some rare lack-of-offside calls with a player, or multiple players, 5-10 feet past the blue line... And once I saw a player teleport, and that's gotta be against the rules.