Rank the refs

[JugglingReferee]

Originally posted by ChuckElias
I recently read a column stating that the NBA has the worst pool of officials among the four major sports leagues. This guy has no idea what he's talking about, but it got me to thinking about comparing the officials of the different leagues. If you have thoughts, and especially if you ref more than one of the "major" sports, maybe you could list how you would rank the officials in each of the leagues, from best to worst.

Without giving it a whole lot of thought, my preliminary ranking would go as follows:

1) NFL - best overall
2) NBA
3) MLB
4) NHL - worst overall

Chuck

I agree. However, I would like to point out that the NHL has some of the best officials ever. In any sport. Ray Scapinello. Bill McCreary. Kerry Fraser. And these are just active officials. I actually met McCreary once - at an officials conference in Waterloo, ON. That man knows how to talk to people! The best call I've ever seen in any sport was made by Ray Scapinello three years ago in the playoffs. Trule a defining piece of officiating.

Mike