I've been saying this forever but I firmly maintain that the solution is getting them off the ice and away from involvement in the "heat of the game". Every match should have three officials that sit in a booth monitoring multiple camera angles. They still have to act in real time to avoid polluting too much with nitpicking endless replays or reviews. The "whistle" becomes another form of arena buzzer that stops play. Upon the whistle going two goon sized skaters are released from penalty box area to separate any fighting players and do the puck drop before hauling ass back off the ice and to their holding area.
Get the refs off the ice and out of the action. Thats how to make them impartial.
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