THE Kraken Pod: a Seattle Kraken and NHL podcast
THE Kraken Pod: a Seattle Kraken and NHL podcast. WELCOME TO "THE Kraken Pod!" A Seattle Kraken and NHL podcast for hockey newbs and diehards. Lifelong hockey fan and former radio personality Jeff Januszek teams up to teach native Washingtonian and NHL newb Joey Cirilo the ins and outs of Hockey while discussing his new favorite team, the Seattle Kraken. "The Kraken Pod" dives into what lies beneath with the Seattle Kraken, the NHL, the world of hockey, and the pop culture surrounding it all. Subscribe All podcasting apps, rate & review on iTunes and Apple Podcasts! Presented by The Hockey Podcast Network with new episodes every week. Follow us on Twitter, TikTok, and Facebook at @KrakenPod Release the Kraken!
Episodes
New year, New Kraken! Joey returns from Washington and the boys get right into it for this week's Kraken Reaction which features the improbable point streak, biggest takeaways and highlights from the current Seattle Kraken heater, Berkeley Catton's 1st (and 2nd) career NHL goals, goalie play, and much more. Speaking of goalie play...Jeff once again has gone controversial on socials with his take on Grubauer and the two have to disc...
Just like the Seattle Kraken season, it has been a whirlwind for the boys, but they are back! Joey teases the Kraken Pod Fam with a Seattle trip before the two jump into this week’s Kraken Reaction which has them going over exactly why this team sucks, how it’s NOT Lane Lambert’s fault, what needs to be done, and finally…do we still trust Ron Francis?! Three Stars of the Week has it all from a John Candy biopic to solo rock shows, ...
Pivotal road trip! Jeff and Joey are reeling from recording right after the Seattle Kraken game in Motor City (Detroit Red Wings podcast) where the boys played tough but a couple of mistakes cost them a potential big win to start the road trip. This week's Kraken Reaction has weekly recaps including a much-needed win against the San Jose Sharks, previewing upcoming matchups, how Matty Beniers in quietly becoming one of the best Cen...
Coming in hot! Joey and Joey got a lot going on and dive right into this week's Kraken Reaction which features a recap of the games against Montreal, New York, and Chicago, early trends in this Seattle Kraken team they believe will last all season long, signs of great coaching, and how identity is at the foundation of this team. Next, Jeff surprises Joey with his Likey and No Likey of the 2025-2026 Seattle Kraken and some of it jus...
THE VIBES ARE HIGH IN SEATTLE! Quick episode this week as the boys are running around with their heads cut off which is why they go right into this week's Kraken Reaction which features the two players Joey has loved to start the season, how this team might be predictable based off of this one thing BEFORE THE SEASON STARTED, discussing if Lane Lambert is the guy, and how this early road test could tell us one thing about the Seatt...
Joey's not wearing pants - drinking a beer and Jeff is rocking a Detroit (Lions) t-shirt, The Kraken Pod is back! After quickly catching up over their much-needed offseason, Joey and Jeff hop into this week's Kraken Reaction which features: a MEGA season preview, who is Lane Lambert and how his coaching will alter the team, injuries plaguing the boys early, young guys they're looking forward to watching, and predictions for the upc...
SURPRISEEEEEEEEEEE! Jeff and Joey are BACK and boy oh boy do they have a lot to discuss. The fellas quickly catch up on what the hell has been going on before diving into this week's Kraken Reaction which features everything from Dan Bylsma being outed as Head Coach of the Seattle Kraken right when Joey was able to pronounce his name, what the Lane Lambert era in Seattle could look like as well as takeaways, the upcoming free agenc...
Better late than never, right?! The boys' are struggling a bit just like the Seattle Kraken against the Minnesota Wild and shit gets weird, fast. This week's Kraken Reaction has Jeff talking about the team on the road versus the Chicago Blackhawks and why the vibes are still high, how the Peggars came into Climate Pledge and stole a win, why Brandon Tanev took a shot at Shane Wright, and the arrival of Jani Nyman. Three Stars of th...
BACK from Mardi Gras and Jeff has some serious goofy nuggets planning to do. This week's Kraken Reaction covers everything this year's NHL trade deadline including the grade the Seattle Kraken received from ESPN, what trading Oliver Bjorkstrand means for the organizations, a farewell to Yanni Gourde and Brandon Tanev, the direction of the organization, future plans for Philip Grubauer, way too early free agency predictions, and muc...
HAPPY MARDI GRAS Y'ALL! See ya on the other side. Joey is in full form and to really enjoy this episode we recommend watching on our YouTube @KrakenPod. This week's Kraken Reaction covers Eberle and the Seattle Kraken coming back from the break, how Seattle cannot get enough of Finnish dudes (and neither can we), how the Seattle Kraken could have made playoffs this season, Shane Wright goes on a popular podcast to give us some awes...
Is Jeff a weird beer guy?! This week's Kraken Reaction covers the improbable return of Seattle Kraken Captain Jordan Eberle, Kaapo Kakko absolutely showing out on the international stage, and CEO Tod Leiweke's team address that you may have missed. In NHL News: the 4 Nations Face-Off is the talk of the sports world and the boys couldn't be more pumped for Thursday night's re-match of USA vs Canada, winner takes all. In Three Stars ...
Boy do we have a SUPER episode for you! Get it? GET IT?! This week's Kraken Reaction provides an update on the team before heading into the break. Including Matty's OT winner and why Joey has been pounding the table for Shane Wright to get more ice time. And where do the Seattle Kraken rank among the NHL in teams that players DON'T want to play for? In NHL News: Jeff breaks down the upcoming 4 Nations Face-Off, who he's rooting for...
Let's get right into the Kraken Reaction this week shall we?! Jeff provides an update on the team starting with Jeff Camelio's 2000th game as the Seattle Kraken's Equipment Manager, losing 3 out of 4, Kaapo Kakko representing in the 4 Nations Face-Off, and Jordan Eberle's insane return to the ice. Finally, the big news, the boys talk about Philipp Grubauer being placed on waivers before ultimately going down to the Coachella Valley...
We want to win and we want it NOWWWWWWW! Jeff and Joey return after getting snowed in, in...New Orleans?! This week's Kraken Reaction covers exactly what the Seattle Kraken need to do in order to make this season a win and Joey comes in hot with some bold trade deadline predictions for the team that he has made peace with. No Dumb Questions returns and a member of the Kraken Pod Fam / Jeff's friend poses: what is the earliest that ...
The Seattle Kraken are spiraling and it's time we take a pause from focusing on the games to talk about the big picture of the organization. In this week's Kraken Reaction: it's DEAL OR NO DEAL! Joey has hand-selected four different topics: Spronger's comments to the media, Seattle Kraken President and CEO Tod Leiweke voluntarily joining the team on the road, reports of Will Borgen requesting a trade, and a front office riff within...
The boys are back! After a terrorist attack in New Orleans puts life and the podcast on pause, Jeff and Joey talk about the incident, life in New Orleans, how they've been impacted, resiliency, their love for New Orleans, and a lot more before returning to this week's Kraken Reaction which has Jeff pondering out loud what the issues are for the team as well as predictions for when we will start to see the changes that are long over...
Did we mention that it's our Christmas episode?! Don't forget: Christmas. Jeff and Joey immediately go into this week's Kraken Reaction breaking down the Seattle Kraken winning and losing consecutive game 5-1 and what went both right and wrong in each. Identity crisis, anyone? Christmas Gifts to the Team has the boys unwrapping gifts from Santa to the Seattle Kraken that will elevate them to a playoff contender before the calendar ...
WHAT DID WE TELL YOU ABOUT THAT ROAD TRIP?! The boys hop right into this week's Kraken Reaction with a bit of gloating as their predictions have been on par this season. The Seattle Kraken win 3 of 4 in a brutal road swing and Joey explains why he was able to stomach the 1 loss to the New Jersey Devils as well as a surprising stat on Matty Beniers and a reminder that Oliver Bjorkstrand is still that dude. Jeff stayed up late to wat...
It's time...The PANIC BUTTON episode is here! Jeff and Joey reunite after taking off Thanksgiving week and get right into this week's Kraken Reaction which covers what went wrong over the past week, and the REAL issue plaguing this Seattle Kraken team as they get ready to embark on a serious east code road trip. Maybe Dave Hakstol wasn't to blame after all? Joey goes into his panic button rant and the Kraken may have broken Jeff La...
Happy (early) Thanksgiving, y'all! We'll be back after the break for the highly anticipated Panic Button episode. Until then, this week's Kraken Reaction covers why Jeff and Joey are solely responsible for the epic homestand, disappointment in Gru, injury updates, and why the team needs to take advantage of this inner-division swing NOW before heading back east. In NHL News: Jeff has teed up some epic NHL storylines for each divisi...
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