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The San Jose Sharks apologized for displaying a message appearing to praise Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the team\u2019s Hispanic heritage night.<\/p>\nThe San Jose Sharks have apologized for displaying a message on the Jumbotron appearing to praise Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the team\u2019s Hispanic heritage night.<\/p>\n
\u201cSJ SHARKS FANS LOVE ICE !! GET\u2019EM BOYZ !\u201d the message read during the first intermission of the team\u2019s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the SAP Center in San Jose Saturday night. <\/p>\n
The post immediately sparked outrage from those in attendance \u2014 many heard booing in response \u2014 as the Sharks were holding their ninth annual celebration of Hispanic heritage on what they call \u201cLos Tiburones Night.\u201d<\/p>\n
The San Jose Sharks apologized for displaying a message appearing to praise Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the team\u2019s Hispanic heritage night.<\/p>\n
In response to the backlash, the Sharks issued an apology later in the game, saying the message was submitted by someone not in attendance and was \u201cinadvertently displayed on the in-arena scoreboard.\u201d<\/p>\n
\u201cDuring the first intermission of tonight\u2019s game, an offensively worded message which had been externally submitted was inadvertently displayed on the in-arena scoreboard,\u201d the NHL team posted on X<\/a> late Saturday night. <\/p>\n \u201cSharks Sports & Entertainment deeply regrets that this message, which does not meet our organization\u2019s values, was not detected during our standard review process. The Sharks organization sincerely apologizes for this oversight, and we are actively working to determine the origin of the message.\u201d<\/p>\n While the team apologized for displaying the message, some still found it unacceptable that it made it onto the Jumbotron. <\/p>\n \u201cOn Los Tiburones night too, sheesh. Tough look,\u201d one user replied to the apology.<\/p>\n During the first intermission of tonight\u2019s game, an offensively worded message which had been externally submitted was inadvertently displayed on the in-arena scoreboard. Sharks Sports & Entertainment deeply regrets that this message, which does not meet our organization\u2019s\u2026<\/p>\n \u2014 San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) October 19, 2025<\/a><\/p>\n \u201cHave better standards for screening forward,\u201d another wrote.<\/p>\n \u201cAnybody and everybody associated with this message, from the top down, should be fired yesterday! Go get em boyz!!\u201d demanded another.<\/p>\n Lifelong fan Jessica Clark said she and her friends were \u201cappalled\u201d by the message.<\/p>\n \u201cThey\u2019re my favorite team \u2014 I even have tattoos \u2014 but this was something that should\u2019ve been caught,\u201d she told CNN<\/a>.<\/p>\n San Jose went on to lose the game to Pittsburgh, 3\u20130.<\/p>\n With Post wires.<\/p>\n \t\t\t\t\t\t