About the Program

As a non-profit 501-c3 organization, the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets program prides itself on being the premier youth hockey program in Ohio. With an every day mission to develop our student-athletes to reach their full potential on and off of the ice, the program aims to provide a healthy and safe environment for the elite player to grow as a player, person and teammate through the great game of hockey.

In 2004, the Ohio AAA Blue Jackets were established and became the first amateur hockey organization to be directly affiliated with a National Hockey League franchise. The program currently fields eight boys teams that compete at the highest level of USA Hockey from 10U to 18U. In 2022-23, we launched our girls program and now have girls teams competing at the 12U, 14U and 16U levels in 2023-24. We are proud members of the Tier I Elite Hockey League. Our national bound teams (13O-18U) compete each year in the Mid-American district with the opportunity to advance to the Tier I National Championships.

We are a development driven organization that supports and implements USA Hockey’s American Development Model (ADM). All of our head coaches have junior, collegiate and/or professional experience as a player and/or coach.

The program has produced seven homegrown NHL players (Connor Murphy, Sean Kuraly, Jack Roslovic, Kiefer Sherwood, Kole Sherwood, Justin Richards and Carson Meyer), CBJ draft pick and Cleveland Monsters coach Trent Vogelhuber and other NHL prospects such as Cole Cassels and Jerad Rosburg. In addition, the organization has helped advance hundreds of players to the junior, collegiate and professional levels. The impact of playing AAA hockey goes well beyond the ice, as our alumni have also gone on to achieve success in education, business, law enforcement, government, engineering and other well-respected industries all over the world.

To learn more about our alumni and their accomplishments, visit our alumni page.

Our holistic player development model focuses on growing all aspects of a young athlete's game.

• Daily access to top notch coaching to develop their skills, understanding of the game and to help mentor our players both on and off of the ice.
• Elite off-ice resources and partnerships with Donskov Strength & Conditioning and Orthopedic ONE
• Average of 3 team practices per week and access to additional on-ice skills sessions
• Partnership with The Prospect Exchange for shift breakdowns and video review