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2026 Best Alumni Advancement in the US 18U AAA

US 18U AAA teams ranked by where their alumni play now, weighted by league quality — the programs whose players climb highest after leaving. How THR calculates rankings

T-1

Boston Jr. Eagles 18U AAAA+

Brighton, MA ·

Alumni grade A+ · 57 active alumni tracked

T-1

Mid Fairfield Rangers (National) 18U AAAA-

Stamford, CT ·

Alumni grade A+ · 27 active alumni tracked

#3

Yale Jr. Bulldogs (National) 18U AAAA-

Northford, CT · ★ 5.0 1 review

Alumni grade A · 77 active alumni tracked

#4

Neponset Valley River Rats 18U AAAA-

Foxborough, MA ·

Alumni grade A · 97 active alumni tracked

#5

South Kent School 18U PrepA-

South Kent, CT ·

Alumni grade A- · 121 active alumni tracked

#6

Chicago Mission 18U AAAB+

Chicago, IL ·

Alumni grade A- · 93 active alumni tracked

#7

Mount St. Charles Academy 18U AAAA-

Woonsocket, RI · ★ 5.0 1 review

Alumni grade A- · 101 active alumni tracked

T-8

Long Island Gulls 18U AAAA-

Syosset, NY ·

Alumni grade A- · 29 active alumni tracked

T-8

North Jersey Avalanche (Premier) 18U AAAB+

Hackensack, NJ ·

Alumni grade A- · 82 active alumni tracked

T-10

Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 18U AAAA-

Cranberry Township, PA ·

Alumni grade A- · 88 active alumni tracked

T-10

Victory Honda 18U AAAA-

Plymouth, MI ·

Alumni grade A- · 108 active alumni tracked

#12

Little Caesars 18U AAAA-

Detroit, MI · ★ 5.0 1 review

Alumni grade B+ · 106 active alumni tracked

T-13

Belle Tire 18U AAAB+

Taylor, MI · ★ 4.0 1 review

Alumni grade B+ · 85 active alumni tracked

T-13

Bishop Kearney Selects 18U AAAB+

Fairport, NY ·

Alumni grade B+ · 66 active alumni tracked

T-13

Team Wisconsin 18U AAAB

Fond du Lac, WI ·

Alumni grade B+ · 69 active alumni tracked

#16

St. Louis AAA Blues 18U AAAA-

Maryland Heights, MO ·

Alumni grade B+ · 72 active alumni tracked

#17

Buffalo Jr. Sabres 18U AAAB

Buffalo, NY ·

Alumni grade B+ · 82 active alumni tracked

#18

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 18U AAAB+

Troy, MI ·

Alumni grade B+ · 90 active alumni tracked

T-19

Chicago Fury 18U AAAB+

Orland Park, IL ·

Alumni grade B+ · 73 active alumni tracked

T-19

Ohio Blue Jackets 18U AAAB+

Columbus, OH ·

Alumni grade B+ · 69 active alumni tracked

#21

Michigan Hockey Advancement (Red) 18U AAAA-

Byron Center, MI ·

Alumni grade B+ · 42 active alumni tracked

#22

Central Mass Penguins 18U AAAB

Ashburnham, MA ·

Alumni grade B · 54 active alumni tracked

T-23

Fox Motors 18U AAAB

Byron Center, MI ·

Alumni grade B · 57 active alumni tracked

T-23

Honeybaked 18U AAAC+

Farmington Hills, MI ·

Alumni grade B · 73 active alumni tracked

T-23

Rockets Hockey Club (Premier) 18U AAAB+

Bridgewater, NJ ·

Alumni grade B · 79 active alumni tracked

T-23

Team North Dakota 18U AAAB

West Fargo, ND ·

Alumni grade B · 17 active alumni tracked

T-27

Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 18U AAAB+

West Chester, PA ·

Alumni grade B · 71 active alumni tracked

T-27

Team Illinois 18U AAAB-

Woodridge, IL · ★ 3.0 1 review

Alumni grade B · 72 active alumni tracked

#29

Anaheim Jr. Ducks 18U AAAB+

Irvine, CA · ★ 5.0 1 review

Alumni grade B · 73 active alumni tracked

#30

Sioux Falls Power 18U AAAB

Sioux Falls, SD ·

Alumni grade B · 72 active alumni tracked

T-31

Biggby Coffee 18U AAAB+

East Lansing, MI · ★ 5.0 1 review

Alumni grade B · 83 active alumni tracked

T-31

Dallas Stars Elite 18U AAAB

Irving, TX ·

Alumni grade B · 75 active alumni tracked

#33

Boston Advantage 18U AAAB

Rockland, MA ·

Alumni grade B · 64 active alumni tracked

#34

GBL Bruins 18U AAAC+

Dorchester, MA ·

Alumni grade B · 48 active alumni tracked

#35

Colorado Thunderbirds 18U AAAB-

Denver, CO ·

Alumni grade B · 60 active alumni tracked

T-36

Springfield Jr. Thunderbirds (National) 18U AAAB

West Springfield, MA ·

Alumni grade B · 22 active alumni tracked

T-36

Windy City Storm 18U AAAB

Palatine, IL ·

Alumni grade B · 86 active alumni tracked

T-38

Cleveland Barons 18U AAAB

Cleveland, OH ·

Alumni grade B · 60 active alumni tracked

T-38

Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 18U AAAB

Milwaukee, WI ·

Alumni grade B · 74 active alumni tracked

T-40

CarShield 18U AAAB+

Affton, MO ·

Alumni grade B · 75 active alumni tracked

T-40

Phoenix Jr.Coyotes 18U AAAB

Scottsdale, AZ ·

Alumni grade B · 51 active alumni tracked

#42

Lovell Academy 18U AAAB

Rockland, MA ·

Alumni grade B · 28 active alumni tracked

T-43

Jersey Hitmen 18U AAAB

Wayne, NJ ·

Alumni grade B · 68 active alumni tracked

T-43

Omaha Mastery 18U AAAB

Ralston, NE · ★ 3.0 2 reviews

Alumni grade B · 51 active alumni tracked

#45

Elite Hockey Academy 18U AAAB

Northford, CT ·

Alumni grade B · 87 active alumni tracked

#46

New Jersey Jr. Titans (Premier) 18U AAAB

Middletown Township, NJ · ★ 4.0 1 review

Alumni grade B · 94 active alumni tracked

T-47

Compuware 18U AAAC+

Plymouth, MI ·

Alumni grade B · 86 active alumni tracked

T-47

Shattuck St. Mary's 18U AAAA-

Faribault, MN · ★ 4.5 2 reviews

Alumni grade B · 68 active alumni tracked

#49

Chicago Reapers 18U AAAB+

Mt. Prospect, IL ·

Alumni grade B · 49 active alumni tracked

T-50

Colorado Rampage 18U AAAB+

Monument, CO · ★ 4.0 1 review

Alumni grade B · 74 active alumni tracked

T-50

Pittsburgh Stars 18U AAAB+

New Kensington, PA ·

Alumni grade B · 63 active alumni tracked

#52

Team Maryland 18U AAAB

Odenton, MD ·

Alumni grade B · 66 active alumni tracked

#53

Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U AAAB

Aston, PA ·

Alumni grade B · 52 active alumni tracked

T-54

Seacoast Performance Academy (National) 18U AAAB-

Exeter, NH ·

Alumni grade B- · 46 active alumni tracked

T-54

Seacoast Performance Academy (Prep) 18U AAAB-

Exeter, NH ·

Alumni grade B- · 46 active alumni tracked

#56

Boston Jr. Bruins 18U AAAB-

Marlborough, MA ·

Alumni grade B- · 63 active alumni tracked

#57

Nashville Jr. Predators 18U AAAB

Nashville, TN · ★ 5.0 1 review

Alumni grade B- · 77 active alumni tracked

#58

Los Angeles Jr. Kings 18U AAAB

El Segundo, CA · ★ 4.0 4 reviews

Alumni grade B- · 63 active alumni tracked

T-59

Islanders Hockey Club 18U AAAB-

Tyngsboro, MA ·

Alumni grade B- · 54 active alumni tracked

T-59

Rocky Mountain Roughriders 18U AAAB-

Superior, CO ·

Alumni grade B- · 68 active alumni tracked

#61

New York Dynamo 18U AAAB-

Clifton Park, NY ·

Alumni grade B- · 66 active alumni tracked

#62

Lincoln Stars 18U AAAB

Lincoln NE ·

Alumni grade B- · 12 active alumni tracked

#63

Philadelphia Hockey Club 18U AAAB

Sewell, NJ ·

Alumni grade B- · 50 active alumni tracked

#64

Boston Hockey Academy 18U AAAB-

Tewksbury, MA ·

Alumni grade B- · 68 active alumni tracked

#65

P.A.L. Jr. Islanders 18U AAAB-

Hauppauge, NY ·

Alumni grade B- · 46 active alumni tracked

#66

Northeast Hockey Academy 18U AAAC+

Attleboro, MA ·

Alumni grade B- · 40 active alumni tracked

#67

Madison Capitols 18U AAAC+

Middleton, WI ·

Alumni grade B- · 54 active alumni tracked

#68

Mercer Chiefs (Premier) 18U AAAB-

Hamilton Township, NJ ·

Alumni grade B- · 70 active alumni tracked

T-69

Indiana Elite 18U AAAC+

Fishers, IN ·

Alumni grade B- · 47 active alumni tracked

T-69

Top Gun (Prep) 18U AAAC+

Salem, NH ·

Alumni grade B- · 13 active alumni tracked

T-71

Connecticut Chiefs 18U AAAC+

Newington, CT ·

Alumni grade B- · 60 active alumni tracked

T-71

Northern Cyclones Academy (Premier) 18U AAAB-

Hudson, NH ·

Alumni grade B- · 49 active alumni tracked

T-71

Team Alaska 18U AAAB

Anchorage, AK ·

Alumni grade B- · 29 active alumni tracked

#74

Westchester Express 18U AAAC+

Brewster, NY ·

Alumni grade B- · 51 active alumni tracked

#75

Wasatch Renegades 18U AAAC+

Kearns, UT ·

Alumni grade B- · 32 active alumni tracked

#76

San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U AAAB-

San Jose, CA · ★ 4.0 1 review

Alumni grade B- · 52 active alumni tracked

T-77

South Kent School 18U AAAB

South Kent, CT ·

Alumni grade B- · 21 active alumni tracked

T-77

Wilkes-Barre Scranton Jr. Knights 18U AAAB-

Pittston, PA ·

Alumni grade B- · 38 active alumni tracked

#79

Atlantic Coast Academy (Prep) 18U AAAB-

Pittsfield, MA ·

Alumni grade B- · 27 active alumni tracked

T-80

East Coast Militia (Blazers) 18U AAAB-

Braintree, MA ·

Alumni grade B- · 51 active alumni tracked

T-80

East Coast Militia (National) 18U AAAB-

Braintree, MA ·

Alumni grade B- · 51 active alumni tracked

#82

Okanagan Hockey Colorado 18U AAAC+

Centennial, CO ·

Alumni grade B- · 12 active alumni tracked

T-83

Chippewa Falls Steel 18U AAAC+

Chippewa Falls, WI ·

Alumni grade B- · 14 active alumni tracked

T-83

New Jersey 87's 18U AAAB-

Wall Township, NJ ·

Alumni grade B- · 45 active alumni tracked

#85

95 Giants (National) 18U AAAC

Attleboro, MA · ★ 1.0 1 review

Alumni grade C+ · 46 active alumni tracked

#86

Wenatchee Wild 18U AAAC

Wenatchee, WA ·

Alumni grade C+ · 46 active alumni tracked

#87

Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks 18U AAAC

Danbury, CT ·

Alumni grade C+ · 12 active alumni tracked

#88

New Jersey Jr. Titans (Elite) 18U AAAC

Middletown Township, NJ ·

Alumni grade C+ · 60 active alumni tracked

T-89

Florida Alliance 18U AAAC+

Estero, FL ·

Alumni grade C+ · 37 active alumni tracked

T-89

New Jersey Colonials 18U AAAC+

Morristown, NJ ·

Alumni grade C+ · 48 active alumni tracked

T-91

Connecticut Jr. Rangers (Premier) 18U AAAC

Stamford, CT ·

Alumni grade C+ · 49 active alumni tracked

T-91

Washington Little Capitals 18U AAAC

Leesburg, VA ·

Alumni grade C+ · 67 active alumni tracked

T-93

New Jersey Devils 18U AAAC

West Orange, NJ ·

Alumni grade C+ · 33 active alumni tracked

T-93

Soo Indians 18U AAAC

Sault Ste. Marie, MI ·

Alumni grade C+ · 64 active alumni tracked

#95

West Chester Wolves 18U AAAB-

West Chester, PA · ★ 5.0 1 review

Alumni grade C+ · 22 active alumni tracked

T-96

New Hampshire Avalanche 18U AAAC

Hooksett, NH ·

Alumni grade C+ · 49 active alumni tracked

T-96

Syracuse Nationals 18U AAAC

Cicero, NY ·

Alumni grade C+ · 33 active alumni tracked

#98

Maine Jr. Mariners 18U AAAC

Biddeford, ME ·

Alumni grade C+ · 33 active alumni tracked

#99

Pittsburgh Vengeance 18U AAAC+

Pittsburgh, PA ·

Alumni grade C+ · 44 active alumni tracked

#100

New Hampshire Mountain Kings 18U AcademyB-

Hooksett, NH ·

Alumni grade C+ · 24 active alumni tracked

#101

Mercer Chiefs (Prep) 18U AAAC

Hamilton Township, NJ ·

Alumni grade C+ · 33 active alumni tracked

#102

Norwich Hockey Club 18U AAAB-

Norwich, CT ·

Alumni grade C+ · 34 active alumni tracked

#103

Seattle Jr. Kraken 18U AAAC

Seattle, WA · ★ 2.0 1 review

Alumni grade C+ · 21 active alumni tracked

#104

Palmyra Black Knights 18U AAAB-

Annville, PA ·

Alumni grade C+ · 27 active alumni tracked

T-105

Atlantic Coast Academy (National) 18U AAAC+

Pittsfield, MA ·

Alumni grade C · 12 active alumni tracked

T-105

Utica Jr. Comets 18U AAAC

Utica, NY ·

Alumni grade C · 38 active alumni tracked

#107

Black Bear National Academy 18U AAAC+

Warminster, PA ·

Alumni grade C · 14 active alumni tracked

#108

Pittsburgh Icemen 18U AAAC

Valencia, PA ·

Alumni grade C · 23 active alumni tracked

#109

North Jersey Avalanche (Elite) 18U AAAC

Hackensack, NJ · ★ 4.0 1 review

Alumni grade C · 31 active alumni tracked

T-110

Long Island Arrows 18U AAAC+

Freeport, NY ·

Alumni grade C · 23 active alumni tracked

T-110

Ohio Prospects 18U AAAC+

Wooster, OH ·

Alumni grade C · 11 active alumni tracked

#112

Assabet Valley Patriots (Prep) 18U AAAC+

Concord, MA ·

Alumni grade C · 14 active alumni tracked

#113

Rockets Hockey Club (Elite) 18U AAAC+

Bridgewater, NJ ·

Alumni grade C · 24 active alumni tracked

#114

Tomorrow's Ice Selects 18U AAAC

Abingdon, MD ·

Alumni grade C · 18 active alumni tracked

#115

Connecticut Jr. Rangers (National) 18U AAAC-

Stamford, CT ·

Alumni grade C · 24 active alumni tracked

#116

Boston Jr. Terriers 18U AAAC+

Canton, MA ·

Alumni grade C · 16 active alumni tracked

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