How do NFHS penalties differ from USA Hockey penalties?

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Topic NFHS USA Hockey (for comparison) Penalty lengths Standard length (not scaled to period length) May be scaled to period length Major penalties A stand-alone major is an option Every major carries a game misconduct Most serious penalty Disqualification: 5 minutes, ejection, at least a one-game suspension Match penalty Disqualifications per player per game One No limit Player penalty limit 5 in a game = game misconduct 4 2nd misconduct in a game No special rule Becomes a game misconduct Game misconduct No automatic next-game suspension Next-game suspension Bench penalty Served by the captain's choice of players on the ice at the stoppage Player on the ice at the infraction Goalie's major or misconduct Goalie serves it Served by a teammate Penalty shot taker if the fouled player is hurt or ejected Any teammate on the ice when play stopped Any teammate on the ice at the infraction Progressive suspensions Yes, for disqualifications For fighting and aggressive majors Coincidental penalties: an equal number of minors offset under both rule sets. A delayed penalty that's wiped out by a goal must still be recorded.

Topic	NFHS	USA Hockey (for comparison)
Penalty lengths	Standard length (not scaled to period length)	May be scaled to period length
Major penalties	A stand-alone major is an option	Every major carries a game misconduct
Most serious penalty	Disqualification: 5 minutes, ejection, at least a one-game suspension	Match penalty
Disqualifications per player per game	One	No limit
Player penalty limit	5 in a game = game misconduct	4
2nd misconduct in a game	No special rule	Becomes a game misconduct
Game misconduct	No automatic next-game suspension	Next-game suspension
Bench penalty	Served by the captain's choice of players on the ice at the stoppage	Player on the ice at the infraction
Goalie's major or misconduct