What are the progressive suspensions for fighting and aggressive penalties?
Rule- USA
- USA Hockey
- 14U
- 14 and under
- Born 2012-2013
- Youth hockey
- 2025-29 USA Hockey rules
- 2026-27 season
- Coaches
Fighting (any punch or attempted punch toward an opponent, contact or not):
- Major plus game misconduct for each player fighting, which includes the next-game suspension. The instigator also gets an extra minor.
- 2nd fighting major with the same team in the same season: three-game suspension.
- 3rd fighting major: suspended until a hearing by the proper authorities.
- Deliberately removing your own helmet/facemask before an altercation, or an opponent's: match penalty. Being the first to intervene in an altercation: game misconduct.
Aggressive major penalties (boarding, body checking in a non-checking game, butt-ending, charging, checking from behind, cross-checking, elbowing, head-butting, head contact, high sticks, holding/grabbing the facemask, kicking, kneeing, slashing, spearing, tripping/clipping/leg checking/slew footing, roughing). In one season:
| Majors in this category | Additional suspension |
|---|---|
| 3rd | 3 games |
| 4th | 5 games |
| 5th | Suspended until an Affiliate hearing |
These are added on top of any other suspension from the same incident.
Added 21 Oct 2026