There've been answers to this posted already, but since I noticed that there were responses from various regions, I thought some differences were worth noting: NCAA: 1. Goalie doesn't serve minors (penalty served by player on ice at the time the offence occured -- this is a royal pain if the penalty is on delay for a while, since there can be many changes by the time it's whistled!). 2. Goalie serves majors (can replace by substitute goalie, but total on-ice strength reduced by one -- usually the team puts in their other goalie rather than play without one just to keep up the nos of `skaters'!!!). Another player from that team (not nec on the ice at the time) sits with the goalie in the penalty box, and enters the game at the end of the 5 minutes. The goalie can't go out until the substitute goalie (assuming there was one!) has left the ice. 3. Goalie serves misconducts (replace by sub goalie or player as in 2 above, no change in on-ice strength, goalie can't get back on ice until next stoppage of play after the 10 minutes are over). 4. Goalie `serves' DQs!!!!!!!!! USA Hockey: 1. As in NCAA 1. 2. Goalie doesn't serve majors -- treated as in 1 above with only difference being exit from penalty box after 5 minutes instead of 2 minutes (yes, player must still come from the ice -- have been there at time of offence). Note that goalie does still get a game misc if gets a second major in the game. 3. Goalie doesn't serve misconducts -- treated as in 1 above with only difference being exit from penalty box after stoppage after 10 minutes (yes, player must still come from the ice). 4. Goalie does serve game or gross misconducts, or ejections! 5. Goalie does serve match penalties (any associated additional penalties served by player from the ice). Canadian Hockey Assoc. (used to be CAHA): 1. As in USA 1. 2. As in USA 2. 3. As in USA 3. 4. As in USA 4. 5. As in USA 5. (This level of agreement is very rare!!!!) Graeme Bailey