Video Evidence

Every home game, legions of Sharks fans look forward to his two most famous calls - the power play call and the introduction of the players. Thanks to Youtube, everyone can see exactly what we're talking about.





Note: neither of these videos are the property of Bring Back Joe Ike, and belong to the respective owners.

The Beginning

Got an email from a reader who asked what happened to Joe Ike, the public address announcer at the arena for years. On opening night, instead of Ike, it was Danny Miller — who in the past has handled all those contest and promotional duties during stoppages in play — letting everybody know the Sharks were about to go on a power play.

I had heard from a good source — OK, it was Greg Jamison himself — that there were eight to 10 staff reductions in the off-season because of the general economic picture, and now it looks as if Ike’s job was one of them. This morning, a Sharks spokesman said that the decision was made to consolidate the two roles (and obviously Miller was the one left standing).

-Working the Corners

It was proposed as a possibility at the Teal and White game, it was worried about during the preseason, and now it has been confirmed at the home opener - Joe Ike, the Sharks's PA announcer, has been fired.

We Sharks fans do not agree with this decision. Ike's announcements have become as iconic as the giant shark head or the Chomp, a part of the San Jose hockey experience. People look forward to hearing Ike's "Shaaarrrks on the power play!" all through the summer. The Jaws theme simply does not sound the same without it. Same with the introduction - "Here are your SAN JOSE SHHAAAAARRRRKSS!" Taking that away is just wrong.

Therefore, a movement has begun to try and bring back Joe Ike, the voice of the HP Pavilion.