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You probably did all that you could do and yes if the players had wanted to get into it more, you would have had a busier afternoon.
Some people actually believe that we can stop penalities, let alone, brawls before they actually happen. Would'nt that be nice? We would never have games with penalties or problems because we would have prevented them from happening, before they started. HMMM!!!
Anytime you have multiple altercations happening, it is not easy. One time I was working a Jr game as a linesman and a twelve player brawl started. Yes including the goalies. My partner and I took one pair at a time to the box. We saved the goalies to last because both had stripped down to their waist and were going full blast at each other. Actually, it was the best fight of all of them.
By the time we got to them they were so tired that the one guy actully thanked us for coming over. As officials your stuck in a situation that is really beyond your control.
Work with your partner because it is safer that way and just keep taking poeople off the ice , pair by pair. But don't go off the ice unless the incident is isolated and in the bench or penalty box. NEVER LEAVE THE ICE to break things up, you are less protected than the players in most incidents. Good Luck.
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