Strength & Conditioning
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What to Know: Nate Brookreson joined the Seattle Kraken as the Head Strength and Conditioning Coach in November of 2020. In his role, Nate will be tasked with developing a strategic process for the performance training and monitoring processes implemented with the team. Prior to joining the Kraken, Nate was the Assistant AD of S&C for Olympic Sports at North Carolina State University, where he supervised the Strength and Conditioning and Sport Science delivery for over 500 student-athletes. Prior to NC State, Nate worked in a director role at the University of Memphis and Eastern Washington University. He graduated with an undergraduate degree in Exercise Science from Central Washington University, where he was a member of the football team and included on the 2000-10 All-Decade Team, and he received his Masters degree from Eastern Washington University. He is a certified strength and conditioning coach (CSCS) through the National Strength and Conditioning Association. He is married to Kelsey and has two boys, Brock and Blaise.
Fun Fact: Nate and Kelsey met while in high school and both attended Central Washington as student-athletes. Both Kelsey's parents and Nate's father live in the state of Washington, as well as all their siblings.
See Jake's Bio
What to Know: Joins the Kraken from Eisbaren Hockey Club Berlin, where he served as head of strength and conditioning for four years. Designed programs for pro league players and U20 academy (the latter was challenging at first because younger players spoke no English). Recruited by the Los Angeles Kings from Germany in part because of his capability to learn new languages. He speaks fluent Russian, Ukrainian, English, and now German. Previous roles with Michigan Tech (football and basketball) and BYU (football).
Fun Facts: Learned to speak Ukrainian on his two-year Mormon mission. Looks forward to the steelhead run and hunting in the Pacific Northwest. He and his wife, Brooke, have three boys (8, 4 and 2).
See Gary's Bio
What to Know: Played 21 NHL seasons for six teams, including two with GM Ron Francis in Carolina. Those Carolina seasons were during Roberts' comeback from a severe neck injury that nearly forced him to retire at age 30. When two neck surgeries didn't address the pain, Roberts sought cutting-edge care with doctors, therapists, strength coaches, and nutritionists. He went on the play for 12 more years. He won a Stanley Cup with Calgary in this third NHL season. Three-time all-star notched 438 goals and 472 assists in 1,224 regular-season games, plus 93 points (31 G, 62 A) in 130 playoff games.
Fun Facts: Known as hockey's most prominent sports performance expert, he trains and develops players and prospects at "Gary Roberts High Performance Centre" in Toronto. He works with a wide range of NHL stars and prospects. Exclusive team agreement with Kraken to work with NHLers and young players, plus consult on building the Kraken training facilities and nutrition programs. Roberts will continue training other players during the summers.
Athletic Training
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What to Know: Moves to Seattle from Penn State NCAA Division I hockey program, where he served as head athletic trainer from 2012 to 2021. Has experience launching a new team and designing athletic training spaces, as Penn State became a D-I program for the 2012-13 season. Has worked on athletic training staff for the University of Nebraska football as a graduate assistant and for NFL's Chicago Bears as an intern. Traveled to Seattle with both programs to face UW and the Seahawks. Spent three years as an undergraduate athletic training student at Michigan State University, including 1 season with the hockey program.
Fun Facts: Looks forward to kayaking in the Pacific Northwest. When he has downtime, likes to cook: "My friends [in State College, PA] will miss my cooking."
See Phillip's Bio
Phil joined the Seattle Kraken in the summer of 2024 as an assistant athletic trainer. He comes to the Kraken after spending 17 seasons as the head athletic trainer of the Seattle Thunderbirds of the Western Hockey League.
A native of Canton, Michigan, a suburb of Detroit, he attended Eastern Michigan University and graduated with a degree in athletic training in 2004. During that time, he got his first taste of hockey as an intern with the Ontario Hockey League’s Plymouth Whalers. For his postgraduate work, he moved across the state to attend Western Michigan University, working as a graduate assistant athletic trainer with women’s volleyball and women’s gymnastics. Graduating in 2007 with a master’s degree in athletic training, he moved to Seattle to join the T-birds, who went on to win the 2017 and 2023 WHL Championship.
Now an established resident of Seattle, Phil resides in the Skyway neighborhood with his wife, Esther, and their two kids, Nora and Zach.
Read Cole's Bio
What to Know: Becomes part of Mike Booi's staff following two seasons with AHL Iowa Wild. Previous positions include resident athletic trainer for the 2019 NCAA national champion University of Minnesota-Duluth men's hockey team. Also graduate assistant trainer with the University of Minnesota Big 10 baseball team. Earned master's degree in sport and exercise science while at Minnesota.
Fun Facts: Has served as an athletic trainer for USA Hockey development programs, plus a similar role with USA Baseball for the U18 team during preparation for their gold medal run at the 2018 Pan American Games.
See Annelle's Bio
What to Know: Annelle joined the Kraken at the start of the 22-23 season. Although new to the hockey world, she grew up in Washington where she found a love for the outdoors and athletics. After graduating from Bastyr University with a degree in Exercise Science and Nutrition, she began her own massage clinic where her clients included individuals from the Seahawks, OL Reign, Sounders, and the Storm. She also spent 4 years working closely with many of the teams at the University of Washington. Annelle is excited to have an opportunity to work closely with such an incredible team of players and staff and to get to know the wonderful world of hockey.
Equipment Management
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What to Know: Pronounced "Cah-MEE-lee-oh." Camelio comes into his first head equipment manager position for an NHL team with 15 seasons and 1,700 professional games as an assistant trainer in Nashville. First trainer job with ECHL's South Carolina Stingrays at age 21, next stop Bridgeport of AHL. When expansion Nashville joined the NHL in 1998-99, Pete Rogers was named equipment manager and invited Camelio to the Predators' inaugural training camp as an assistant before starting his ECHL job, so it won't be the first time the Kraken trainer has been involved with the birth of an NHL team.
Fun Facts: His parents would take him to watch Rochester of the American Hockey League, and he'd hang over the rail, asking the equipment guys for sticks and tape. He got to know the Americans' equipment manager and became a stick boy, then an assistant at age 14.
Read Kris' Bio
What to Know: Joins Jeff Camelio's staff after serving as head equipment trainer for AHL Milwaukee Admirals since 2014-15 and earlier seasons as assistant. Also worked in the now-defunct International Hockey League with the Flint, MI, franchise. Took on quite the change-of-pace year to be equipment manager for Medvescak Zagreb of Russia's Kontinental Hockey League.
Fun Facts: Got his start filling water bottles and then as a stick boy with the West Coast Hockey League team in Bakersfield, CA. He volunteered for his home single-A minor league baseball team too. Moving back to the West with his wife, Krysta, 2-year-old son, and two dogs.
Read James' Bio
What to Know: This is a feel-good story. Joins the Kraken from just up I-5 in Everett, where he has served as the WHL Everett Silvertips equipment since 2003 when the franchise was founded. Stucky Also had stops in the AHL (1999-2003 for Cincinnati Mighty Ducks, affiliate for both Anaheim Ducks and Detroit Red Wings), International Hockey League (Indianapolis Ice, 1996-1999), and Central Hockey League (Memphis RiverKings, 1995-96).
Fun Facts: Grew up in Burien, south of Seattle. Started his hockey odyssey as a stick boy for the Seattle Thunderbirds in the late 1980s and worked as a game-day assistant for the Tacoma Rockets.