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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

T-1

North Jersey Avalanche 16U AAAA

Hackensack, NJ ·

THR grade A

T-1

Shattuck St. Mary's 16U AAAA

Faribault, MN · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade A

T-3

Chicago Mission 16U AAAA

Chicago, IL · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade A

T-3

Compuware 16U AAAA

Plymouth, MI ·

THR grade A

#5

Little Caesars 16U AAAA

Detroit, MI ·

THR grade A

#6

Dallas Stars Elite 16U AAAA

Irving, TX ·

THR grade A

#7

Boston Jr. Eagles 16U AAAA-

Brighton, MA ·

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+

T-15

Fox Motors 16U AAAB+

Byron Center, MI ·

THR grade B+

T-15

Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 16U AAAB+

Cranberry Township, PA ·

THR grade B+

#17

Team Wisconsin 16U AAAB+

Fond du Lac, WI ·

THR grade B+

#18

Mount St. Charles Academy 16U AAAB+

Woonsocket, RI ·

THR grade B+

#19

Mid Fairfield Rangers (National) 16U AAAB+

Stamford, CT ·

THR grade B+

#20

Windy City Storm 16U AAAB+

Palatine, IL ·

THR grade B+

T-21

Anaheim Jr. Ducks 16U AAAB+

Irvine, CA · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade B+

T-21

Colorado Thunderbirds 16U AAAB+

Denver, CO ·

THR grade B+

#23

Los Angeles Jr. Kings 16U AAAB+

El Segundo, CA · ★ 4.5 2 reviews

THR grade B+

T-24

Honeybaked 16U AAAB+

Farmington Hills, MI ·

THR grade B+

T-24

Team Illinois 16U AAAB+

Woodridge, IL ·

THR grade B+

#26

Neponset Valley River Rats 16U AAAB+

Foxborough, MA ·

THR grade B+

#27

Seacoast Performance Academy 16U AAAB

Exeter, NH ·

THR grade B

#28

Rockets Hockey Club (Elite) 16U AAAB

Bridgewater, NJ ·

THR grade B

#29

Sioux Falls Power 16U AAAB

Sioux Falls, SD · ★ 3.0 1 review

THR grade B

#30

Cape Cod Whalers 16U AAAB

n/a ·

THR grade B

#31

Northstar Christian Academy 16U AAAB

Alexandria, MN ·

THR grade B

T-32

Cleveland Barons 16U AAAB

Cleveland, OH · ★ 4.0 1 review

THR grade B

T-32

Rocky Mountain Roughriders 16U AAAB

Superior, CO ·

THR grade B

#34

Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 16U AAAB

West Chester, PA ·

THR grade B

#35

Victory Honda 16U AAAB

Plymouth, MI · ★ 4.0 1 review

THR grade B

#36

Belle Tire 16U AAAB

Taylor, MI · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade B

T-37

Culver Military Academy 16U AAAB

Culver, IN · ★ 4.0 1 review

THR grade B

T-37

Jersey Hitmen 16U AAAB

Wayne, NJ ·

THR grade B

T-39

Phoenix Jr. Coyotes 16U AAAB

Scottsdale, AZ · ★ 4.0 1 review

THR grade B

T-39

Team North Dakota 16U AAAB

West Fargo, ND ·

THR grade B

#41

Islanders Hockey Club 16U AAAB

Tyngsborough, MA ·

THR grade B

#42

Pittsburgh Stars 16U AAAB

New Kensington, PA · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade B

T-43

Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 16U AAAB

Milwaukee, WI ·

THR grade B

T-43

Woodbridge Wolfpack (Premier) 16U AAAB

Woodbridge, NJ ·

THR grade B

T-45

Boston Hockey Academy 16U AAAB

Tewksbury, MA ·

THR grade B

T-45

Chicago Reapers 16U AAAB

Mt. Prospect, IL ·

THR grade B

T-45

Minnesota Lakers 16U AAAB

New Hope, MN ·

THR grade B

T-45

Yale Jr. Bulldogs (National) 16U AAAB

Northford, CT ·

THR grade B

T-49

Nashville Jr. Predators 16U AAAB-

Nashville, TN ·

THR grade B-

T-49

Ohio Blue Jackets 16U AAAB-

Columbus, OH ·

THR grade B-

#51

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

Hauppauge, NY ·

THR grade B-

#52

Chicago Fury 16U AAAB-

Orland Park, IL ·

THR grade B-

T-53

American Hockey Academy 16U AAAB-

Canton, MA ·

THR grade B-

T-53

CarShield 16U AAAB-

Chesterfield, MO · ★ 5.0 1 review

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 16U AAAB-

Hamilton Township, NJ ·

THR grade B-

#58

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-

#62

Okanagan Hockey Colorado 16U AAAB-

Centennial, CO ·

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-

#66

Elite Hockey Academy 16U AAAB-

Northford, CT ·

THR grade B-

#67

Gilmour Academy 16U AAAB-

Gates Mills, OH ·

THR grade B-

T-68

Boston Advantage 16U AAAB-

Rockland, MA ·

THR grade B-

T-68

Colorado Rampage 16U AAAB-

Monument, CO ·

THR grade B-

T-68

Philadelphia Hockey Club 16U AAAB-

Sewell, NJ ·

THR grade B-

T-68

Springfield Jr. Pics 16U AAAB-

West Springfield, MA ·

THR grade B-

T-72

Madison Capitols 16U AAAB-

Middleton, WI ·

THR grade B-

T-72

New Jersey Colonials 16U AAAB-

Morristown, NJ ·

THR grade B-

#74

South Hills Panthers 16U AAAB-

Bethel Park, PA ·

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-

#77

Team Alaska 16U AAAB-

Anchorage, AK ·

THR grade B-

T-78

New York Saints 16U AAAB-

Monsey, NY ·

THR grade B-

T-78

Northern Cyclones (Prep) 16U AAAB-

Hudson, NH ·

THR grade B-

#80

Springfield Jr. Thunderbirds (National) 16U AAAB-

West Springfield, MA ·

THR grade B-

#81

Indiana Elite 16U AAAC+

Fishers, IN ·

THR grade C+

#82

New Hampshire Mountain Kings Academy 16U AAAC+

Hooksett, NH ·

THR grade C+

T-83

Northern Connecticut Nor'Easter 16U AAAC+

Simsbury, CT ·

THR grade C+

T-83

South Shore Kings 16U AAAC+

Foxborough, MA ·

THR grade C+

#85

Westchester Express 16U AAAC+

Brewster, NY ·

THR grade C+

#86

Long Island Arrows 16U AAAC+

Freeport, NY ·

THR grade C+

T-87

Atlantic Coast Academy (National) 16U AAAC+

Pittsfield, MA ·

THR grade C+

T-87

Seattle Jr. Kraken 16U AAAC+

Seattle, WA ·

THR grade C+

T-89

New Jersey Jr. Titans 16U AAAC+

Middletown Township, NJ ·

THR grade C+

T-89

Team Maryland 16U AAAC+

Odenton, MD ·

THR grade C+

T-89

West Chester Wolves 16U AAAC+

West Chester, PA ·

THR grade C+

T-92

Carolina Jr. Hurricanes 16U AAAC+

Morrisville, NC ·

THR grade C+

T-92

Connecticut Jr. Rangers (Premier) 16U AAAC+

Stamford, CT ·

THR grade C+

T-94

Lincoln Stars 16U AAAC+

Lincoln, NE ·

THR grade C+

T-94

Syracuse Nationals 16U AAAC+

Cicero, NY ·

THR grade C+

#96

Vegas Jr. Golden Knights 16U AAAC+

Las Vegas, NV ·

THR grade C+

#97

Pittsburgh Predators 16U AAAC+

Castle Shannon, PA ·

THR grade C+

#98

Biggby Coffee 16U AAAC+

East Lansing, MI ·

THR grade C+

#99

Palmyra Black Knights 16U AAAC+

Annville, PA ·

THR grade C+

#100

Amherst Knights 16U AAAC+

Amherst, NY ·

THR grade C+

#101

Wasatch Renegades 16U AAAC

Kearns, UT ·

THR grade C

#102

Northern Cyclones Academy (Premier) 16U AAAC

Hudson, NH ·

THR grade C

#103

San Jose Jr. Sharks 16U AAAC

San Jose, CA · ★ 2.0 2 reviews

THR grade C

#104

Connecticut Jr. Rangers (National) 16U AAAC

Stamford, CT ·

THR grade C

#105

Long Island Royals 16U AAAC

Kings Park, NY ·

THR grade C

#106

Chippewa Falls Steel 16U AAAC

Chippewa Falls, WI ·

THR grade C

T-107

Omaha Mastery 16U AAAC

Ralston, NE ·

THR grade C

T-107

Wenatchee Wild 16U AAAC

Wenatchee, WA ·

THR grade C

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