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2026 Best US 16U AAA Programs

Every US 16U AAA program ranked by THR grade — a blend of verified player and family reviews, alumni advancement, and five seasons of on-ice results. How THR calculates rankings

#1

Shattuck St. Mary's 16U AAAA+

Faribault, MN ·

THR grade A+

#2

North Jersey Avalanche (Premier) 16U AAAA

Hackensack, NJ ·

THR grade A

#3

Chicago Mission 16U AAAA

Chicago, IL · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade A

#4

Little Caesars 16U AAAA

Detroit, MI ·

THR grade A

#5

Compuware 16U AAAA

Plymouth, MI ·

THR grade A

#6

Boston Jr. Eagles 16U AAAA-

Brighton, MA ·

THR grade A-

#7

Dallas Stars Elite 16U AAAA-

Irving, TX ·

THR grade A-

#8

Buffalo Jr. Sabres 16U AAAA-

Buffalo, NY ·

THR grade A-

T-9

Bishop Kearney Selects 16U AAAA-

Fairport, NY ·

THR grade A-

T-9

Long Island Gulls 16U AAAA-

Syosset, NY ·

THR grade A-

#11

South Kent School 16U AAAA-

South Kent, CT ·

THR grade A-

#12

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 16U AAAA-

Troy, MI ·

THR grade A-

#13

Rockets Hockey Club (Premier) 16U AAAB+

Bridgewater, NJ · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade B+

#14

St. Louis AAA Blues 16U AAAB+

Maryland Heights, MO · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade B+

#15

Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 16U AAAB+

Cranberry Township, PA ·

THR grade B+

#16

Mount St. Charles Academy 16U AAAB+

Woonsocket, RI ·

THR grade B+

#17

Mid Fairfield Rangers (National) 16U AAAB+

Stamford, CT ·

THR grade B+

#18

Windy City Storm 16U AAAB+

Palatine, IL ·

THR grade B+

#19

Colorado Thunderbirds 16U AAAB+

Denver, CO ·

THR grade B+

#20

Los Angeles Jr. Kings 16U AAAB+

El Segundo, CA · ★ 4.5 2 reviews

THR grade B+

T-21

Honeybaked 16U AAAB+

Farmington Hills, MI ·

THR grade B+

T-21

Team Illinois 16U AAAB+

Woodridge, IL ·

THR grade B+

#23

Neponset Valley River Rats 16U AAAB+

Foxborough, MA ·

THR grade B+

#24

Fox Motors 16U AAAB

Byron Center, MI ·

THR grade B

#25

Team Wisconsin 16U AAAB

Fond du Lac, WI ·

THR grade B

#26

Sioux Falls Power 16U AAAB

Sioux Falls, SD · ★ 3.0 1 review

THR grade B

T-27

Anaheim Jr. Ducks 16U AAAB

Irvine, CA · ★ 3.0 2 reviews

THR grade B

T-27

Seacoast Performance Academy 16U AAAB

Exeter, NH ·

THR grade B

#29

Rockets Hockey Club (Elite) 16U AAAB

Bridgewater, NJ ·

THR grade B

#30

Cleveland Barons 16U AAAB

Cleveland, OH · ★ 4.0 1 review

THR grade B

T-31

Cape Cod Whalers 16U AAAB

n/a ·

THR grade B

T-31

Culver Military Academy 16U AAAB

Culver, IN · ★ 4.0 1 review

THR grade B

T-33

Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAAB

Scottsdale, AZ · ★ 4.0 1 review

THR grade B

T-33

Rocky Mountain Roughriders 16U AAAB

Superior, CO ·

THR grade B

#35

Northstar Christian Academy 16U AAAB

Alexandria, MN ·

THR grade B

#36

Jersey Hitmen 16U AAAB

Wayne, NJ ·

THR grade B

#37

Team North Dakota 16U AAAB

West Fargo, ND ·

THR grade B

#38

Islanders Hockey Club 16U AAAB

Tyngsborough, MA ·

THR grade B

#39

Okanagan Hockey Colorado 16U AAAB

Centennial, CO ·

THR grade B

#40

Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAAB

Milwaukee, WI ·

THR grade B

#41

Victory Honda 16U AAAB

Plymouth, MI · ★ 4.0 1 review

THR grade B

#42

New Hampshire Avalanche (Full) 16U AAAB

Hooksett, NH ·

THR grade B

T-43

Boston Hockey Academy 16U AAAB

Tewksbury, MA ·

THR grade B

T-43

Chicago Reapers 16U AAAB

Mt. Prospect, IL ·

THR grade B

T-43

Yale Jr. Bulldogs (National) 16U AAAB

Northford, CT ·

THR grade B

#46

Minnesota Lakers 16U AAAB

New Hope, MN ·

THR grade B

T-47

Nashville Jr. Predators 16U AAAB-

Nashville, TN ·

THR grade B-

T-47

Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAAB-

Columbus, OH ·

THR grade B-

T-47

Springfield Jr. Pics 16U AAAB-

West Springfield, MA ·

THR grade B-

#50

Belle Tire 16U AAAB-

Taylor, MI · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade B-

T-51

CarShield 16U AAAB-

Affton, MO ·

THR grade B-

T-51

Chicago Fury 16U AAAB-

Orland Park, IL ·

THR grade B-

#53

Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 16U AAAB-

West Chester, PA ·

THR grade B-

#54

American Hockey Academy 16U AAAB-

Canton, MA ·

THR grade B-

#55

Northwood School 16U AAAB-

Lake Placid, NY ·

THR grade B-

T-56

East Coast Militia (National) 16U AAAB-

Braintree, MA ·

THR grade B-

T-56

Mercer Chiefs (Premier) 16U AAAB-

Hamilton Township, NJ ·

THR grade B-

#58

Pittsburgh Stars 16U AAAB-

New Kensington, PA ·

THR grade B-

T-59

Lovell Academy 16U AAAB-

Rockland, MA ·

THR grade B-

T-59

Nichols School 16U AAAB-

Buffalo, NY ·

THR grade B-

T-59

Rochester Coalition 16U AAAB-

Rochester, NY ·

THR grade B-

T-59

Top Gun (Prep) 16U AAAB-

Salem, NH ·

THR grade B-

T-63

East Coast Wizards 16U AAAB-

Bedford, MA ·

THR grade B-

T-63

Florida Alliance 16U AAAB-

Estero, FL ·

THR grade B-

#65

Black Bear National Academy 16U AAAB-

Warminster, PA ·

THR grade B-

T-66

Gilmour Academy 16U AAAB-

Gates Mills, OH ·

THR grade B-

T-66

Northern Connecticut Nor'Easter 16U AAAB-

Simsbury, CT ·

THR grade B-

T-68

Boston Advantage 16U AAAB-

Rockland, MA ·

THR grade B-

T-68

Elite Hockey Academy 16U AAAB-

Northford, CT ·

THR grade B-

T-68

Philadelphia Hockey Club 16U AAAB-

Sewell, NJ ·

THR grade B-

T-71

Madison Capitols 16U AAAB-

Middleton, WI ·

THR grade B-

T-71

New Jersey Colonials 16U AAAB-

Morristown, NJ ·

THR grade B-

T-73

Atlantic Coast Academy (National) 16U AAAB-

Pittsfield, MA ·

THR grade B-

T-73

P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 16U AAAB-

Hauppauge, NY ·

THR grade B-

T-75

New Jersey Devils 16U AAAB-

West Orange, NJ ·

THR grade B-

T-75

Washington Little Capitals 16U AAAB-

Leesburg, VA ·

THR grade B-

T-77

South Hills Panthers 16U AAAB-

Bethel Park, PA ·

THR grade B-

T-77

Team Alaska 16U AAAB-

Anchorage, AK ·

THR grade B-

#79

Northern Cyclones (Prep) 16U AAAB-

Hudson, NH ·

THR grade B-

T-80

New York Dynamo 16U AAAB-

Clifton Park, NY ·

THR grade B-

T-80

New York Saints 16U AAAB-

Monsey, NY ·

THR grade B-

#82

Vegas Jr. Golden Knights 16U AAAB-

Las Vegas, NV ·

THR grade B-

T-83

Lincoln Stars 16U AAAC+

Lincoln, NE ·

THR grade C+

T-83

Springfield Jr. Thunderbirds (National) 16U AAAC+

West Springfield, MA ·

THR grade C+

#85

Indiana Elite 16U AAAC+

Fishers, IN ·

THR grade C+

T-86

New Hampshire Mountain Kings Academy 16U AAAC+

Hooksett, NH ·

THR grade C+

T-86

Westchester Express 16U AAAC+

Brewster, NY ·

THR grade C+

#88

South Shore Kings 16U AAAC+

Foxborough, MA ·

THR grade C+

#89

North Shore Academy 16U AAAC+

Middleton, MA ·

THR grade C+

#90

Long Island Arrows 16U AAAC+

Freeport, NY ·

THR grade C+

#91

Colorado Rampage 16U AAAC+

Monument, CO ·

THR grade C+

T-92

New Jersey Jr. Titans (Premier) 16U AAAC+

Middletown Township, NJ ·

THR grade C+

T-92

Seattle Jr. Kraken 16U AAAC+

Seattle, WA ·

THR grade C+

T-92

Team Maryland 16U AAAC+

Odenton, MD ·

THR grade C+

T-95

Maine Jr. Mariners 16U AAAC+

Biddeford, ME · ★ 1.0 1 review

THR grade C+

T-95

West Chester Wolves 16U AAAC+

West Chester, PA ·

THR grade C+

#97

Philadelphia Revolution 16U AAAC+

Warminster, PA ·

THR grade C+

#98

95 Giants (National) 16U AAAC+

Attleboro, MA · ★ 3.0 1 review

THR grade C+

#99

Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 16U AAAC+

Morrisville, NC ·

THR grade C+

T-100

Connecticut Jr. Rangers (Premier) 16U AAAC+

Stamford, CT ·

THR grade C+

T-100

San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U AAAC+

San Jose, CA · ★ 3.0 1 review

THR grade C+

#102

Syracuse Nationals 16U AAAC+

Cicero, NY ·

THR grade C+

#103

Pittsburgh Predators 16U AAAC+

Castle Shannon, PA ·

THR grade C+

#104

Biggby Coffee 16U AAAC+

East Lansing, MI ·

THR grade C+

#105

Amherst Knights 16U AAAC+

Amherst, NY ·

THR grade C+

#106

Cleveland Wildcats 16U AAAC

Brooklyn, OH ·

THR grade C

#107

Wasatch Renegades 16U AAAC

Kearns, UT ·

THR grade C

#108

Northern Cyclones Academy (Premier) 16U AAAC

Hudson, NH ·

THR grade C

#109

Tri-State Spartans 16U AAAC

Indianapolis, IN ·

THR grade C

#110

Connecticut Jr. Rangers (National) 16U AAAC

Stamford, CT ·

THR grade C

#111

Long Island Royals 16U AAAC

Kings Park, NY ·

THR grade C

#112

Palmyra Black Knights 16U AAAC

Annville, PA ·

THR grade C

T-113

Omaha Mastery 16U AAAC

Ralston, NE ·

THR grade C

T-113

Wenatchee Wild 16U AAAC

Wenatchee, WA ·

THR grade C

#115

Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 16U AAAC-

Danbury, CT ·

THR grade C-

#116

Boston Jr. Terriers 16U AAAC-

Canton, MA ·

THR grade C-

T-117

Mercer Chiefs (Prep) 16U AAAC-

Hamilton Township, NJ ·

THR grade C-

T-117

New Jersey Jr. Titans (National) 16U AAAC-

Middletown Township, NJ ·

THR grade C-

#119

Chippewa Falls Steel 16U AAAC-

Chippewa Falls, WI ·

THR grade C-

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