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2026 Best US 18U AAA Programs

Every US 18U 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

Boston Jr. Eagles 18U AAAA+

Brighton, MA ·

THR grade A+

#2

Mid Fairfield Rangers (National) 18U AAAA-

Stamford, CT ·

THR grade A-

T-3

Long Island Gulls 18U AAAA-

Syosset, NY ·

THR grade A-

T-3

Victory Honda 18U AAAA-

Plymouth, MI ·

THR grade A-

#5

South Kent School 18U PrepA-

South Kent, CT ·

THR grade A-

#6

Yale Jr. Bulldogs (National) 18U AAAA-

Northford, CT · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade A-

#7

Mount St. Charles Academy 18U AAAA-

Woonsocket, RI · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade A-

#8

St. Louis AAA Blues 18U AAAA-

Maryland Heights, MO ·

THR grade A-

#9

Little Caesars 18U AAAA-

Detroit, MI · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade A-

#10

Shattuck St. Mary's 18U AAAA-

Faribault, MN · ★ 4.5 2 reviews

THR grade A-

#11

Pittsburgh Penguins Elite 18U AAAA-

Cranberry Township, PA ·

THR grade A-

T-12

Bishop Kearney Selects 18U AAAB+

Fairport, NY ·

THR grade B+

T-12

Neponset Valley River Rats 18U AAAB+

Foxborough, MA ·

THR grade B+

#14

Anaheim Jr. Ducks 18U AAAB+

Irvine, CA · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade B+

#15

Ohio Blue Jackets 18U AAAB+

Columbus, OH ·

THR grade B+

#16

North Jersey Avalanche 18U AAAB+

Hackensack, NJ ·

THR grade B+

#17

Chicago Fury 18U AAAB+

Orland Park, IL ·

THR grade B+

#18

Oakland Jr. Grizzlies 18U AAAB+

Troy, MI ·

THR grade B+

#19

CarShield 18U AAAB+

Chesterfield, MO ·

THR grade B+

#20

Chicago Mission 18U AAAB+

Chicago, IL ·

THR grade B+

#21

Belle Tire 18U AAAB+

Taylor, MI · ★ 4.0 1 review

THR grade B+

#22

Philadelphia Jr. Flyers 18U AAAB+

West Chester, PA ·

THR grade B+

#23

Biggby Coffee 18U AAAB+

East Lansing, MI · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade B+

#24

Pittsburgh Stars 18U AAAB+

New Kensington, PA ·

THR grade B+

#25

Chicago Reapers 18U AAAB+

Mt. Prospect, IL ·

THR grade B+

#26

Rockets Hockey Club (Premier) 18U AAAB+

Bridgewater, NJ ·

THR grade B+

#27

Colorado Rampage 18U AAAB

Monument, CO · ★ 4.0 1 review

THR grade B

#28

Phoenix Jr.Coyotes 18U AAAB

Scottsdale, AZ ·

THR grade B

#29

Elite Hockey Academy 18U AAAB

Northford, CT ·

THR grade B

#30

Milwaukee Jr. Admirals 18U AAAB

Milwaukee, WI ·

THR grade B

#31

Central Mass Penguins 18U AAAB

Ashburnham, MA ·

THR grade B

#32

Jersey Hitmen 18U AAAB

Wayne, NJ ·

THR grade B

#33

New Jersey Jr. Titans 18U AAAB

Middletown Township, NJ · ★ 4.0 1 review

THR grade B

#34

Dallas Stars Elite 18U AAAB

Irving, TX ·

THR grade B

T-35

Fox Motors 18U AAAB

Byron Center, MI ·

THR grade B

T-35

Philadelphia Little Flyers 18U AAAB

Aston, PA ·

THR grade B

T-35

Springfield Jr. Thunderbirds (National) 18U AAAB

West Springfield, MA ·

THR grade B

#38

Boston Advantage 18U AAAB

Rockland, MA ·

THR grade B

#39

Lovell Academy 18U AAAB

Rockland, MA ·

THR grade B

#40

Sioux Falls Power 18U AAAB

Sioux Falls, SD ·

THR grade B

#41

Nashville Jr. Predators 18U AAAB

Nashville, TN · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade B

T-42

Buffalo Jr. Sabres 18U AAAB

Buffalo, NY ·

THR grade B

T-42

Cleveland Barons 18U AAAB

Cleveland, OH ·

THR grade B

#44

Windy City Storm 18U AAAB

Palatine, IL ·

THR grade B

T-45

South Kent School 18U AAAB

South Kent, CT ·

THR grade B

T-45

Team Wisconsin 18U AAAB

Fond du Lac, WI ·

THR grade B

#47

Lincoln Stars 18U AAAB

Lincoln NE ·

THR grade B

T-48

Philadelphia Hockey Club 18U AAAB

Sewell, NJ ·

THR grade B

T-48

Team North Dakota 18U AAAB

West Fargo, ND ·

THR grade B

#50

West Chester Wolves 18U AAAB-

West Chester, PA · ★ 5.0 1 review

THR grade B-

#51

Team Maryland 18U AAAB-

Odenton, MD ·

THR grade B-

#52

Los Angeles Jr. Kings 18U AAAB-

El Segundo, CA · ★ 4.0 4 reviews

THR grade B-

T-53

Mercer Chiefs 18U AAAB-

Hamilton Township, NJ ·

THR grade B-

T-53

Rocky Mountain Roughriders 18U AAAB-

Superior, CO ·

THR grade B-

T-53

Wilkes-Barre Scranton Jr. Knights 18U AAAB-

Pittston, PA ·

THR grade B-

T-56

Omaha Mastery 18U AAAB-

Ralston, NE · ★ 3.0 2 reviews

THR grade B-

T-56

Seacoast Performance Academy (National) 18U AAAB-

Exeter, NH ·

THR grade B-

#58

Boston Hockey Academy 18U AAAB-

Tewksbury, MA ·

THR grade B-

#59

Team Illinois 18U AAAB-

Woodridge, IL · ★ 3.0 1 review

THR grade B-

#60

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

Hauppauge, NY ·

THR grade B-

#61

Seacoast Performance Academy (Prep) 18U AAAB-

Exeter, NH ·

THR grade B-

#62

New York Dynamo 18U AAAB-

Clifton Park, NY ·

THR grade B-

T-63

Atlantic Coast Academy (National) 18U AAAB-

Pittsfield, MA ·

THR grade B-

T-63

Honeybaked 18U AAAB-

Farmington Hills, MI ·

THR grade B-

T-65

Atlantic Coast Academy (Prep) 18U AAAB-

Pittsfield, MA ·

THR grade B-

T-65

Palmyra Black Knights 18U AAAB-

Annville, PA ·

THR grade B-

#67

Colorado Thunderbirds 18U AAAB-

Denver, CO ·

THR grade B-

#68

Islanders Hockey Club 18U AAAB-

Tyngsboro, MA ·

THR grade B-

T-69

Black Bear National Academy 18U AAAB-

Warminster, PA ·

THR grade B-

T-69

Northern Cyclones Academy (Premier) 18U AAAB-

Hudson, NH ·

THR grade B-

#71

New Hampshire Mountain Kings 18U AcademyB-

Hooksett, NH ·

THR grade B-

#72

Ohio Prospects 18U AAAB-

Wooster, OH ·

THR grade B-

#73

Connecticut Chiefs 18U AAAC+

Newington, CT ·

THR grade C+

#74

GBL Bruins 18U AAAC+

Dorchester, MA ·

THR grade C+

T-75

Madison Capitols 18U AAAC+

Middleton, WI ·

THR grade C+

T-75

Okanagan Hockey Colorado 18U AAAC+

Centennial, CO ·

THR grade C+

T-75

Wasatch Renegades 18U AAAC+

Kearns, UT ·

THR grade C+

#78

San Jose Jr. Sharks 18U AAAC+

San Jose, CA · ★ 4.0 1 review

THR grade C+

#79

Northeast Hockey Academy 18U AAAC+

Attleboro, MA ·

THR grade C+

#80

Compuware 18U AAAC+

Plymouth, MI ·

THR grade C+

#81

Norwich Hockey Club 18U AAAC+

Norwich, CT ·

THR grade C+

T-82

Boston Jr. Terriers 18U AAAC+

Canton, MA ·

THR grade C+

T-82

East Coast Militia (Wamp) 18U AAAC+

Braintree, MA ·

THR grade C+

T-82

New Jersey Colonials 18U AAAC+

Morristown, NJ ·

THR grade C+

#85

Florida Alliance 18U AAAC+

Estero, FL ·

THR grade C+

T-86

East Coast Militia (National) 18U AAAC+

Braintree, MA ·

THR grade C+

T-86

Long Island Arrows 18U AAAC+

Freeport, NY ·

THR grade C+

#88

Indiana Elite 18U AAAC+

Fishers, IN ·

THR grade C+

T-89

Assabet Valley Patriots (Prep) 18U AAAC+

Concord, MA ·

THR grade C+

T-89

Top Gun (Prep) 18U AAAC+

Salem, NH ·

THR grade C+

#91

Chippewa Falls Steel 18U AAAC+

Chippewa Falls, WI ·

THR grade C+

#92

Rockets Hockey Club (Elite) 18U AAAC+

Bridgewater, NJ ·

THR grade C+

#93

Washington Little Capitals 18U AAAC

Leesburg, VA ·

THR grade C

#94

Pittsburgh Icemen 18U AAAC

Valencia, PA ·

THR grade C

#95

Wenatchee Wild 18U AAAC

Wenatchee, WA ·

THR grade C

#96

Tomorrow's Ice Selects 18U AAAC

Abingdon, MD ·

THR grade C

#97

New Jersey Devils 18U AAAC

West Orange, NJ ·

THR grade C

#98

Danbury Jr. Hat Tricks (Full) 18U AAAC

Danbury, CT ·

THR grade C

#99

Maine Jr. Mariners 18U AAAC

Biddeford, ME ·

THR grade C

#100

Seattle Jr. Kraken 18U AAAC

Seattle, WA · ★ 2.5 2 reviews

THR grade C

#101

Soo Indians 18U AAAC

Sault Ste. Marie, MI ·

THR grade C

#102

95 Giants (National) 18U AAAC

Attleboro, MA · ★ 1.0 1 review

THR grade C

#103

Connecticut Jr. Rangers (National) 18U AAAC-

Stamford, CT ·

THR grade C-

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