Sharks apologize for ‘offensively worded message’ supportive of ICE on scoreboard

SAN JOSE On a night meant to celebrate their commitment to the local Hispanic neighborhood the San Jose Sharks inadvertently displayed what appeared to be a message supportive of U S Immigration and Customs Enforcement s deportation efforts on SAP Center s center-hung scoreboard during the gang s event Saturday night against the Pittsburgh Penguins Related Articles Better effort same product as San Jose Sharks remain winless on season Penguins rookie says Sharks Macklin Celebrini helped prepare him for NHL Yaroslav Askarov can be great but his Sharks teammates need to shape up first Another goalie puck-handling gaffe costly as Sharks remain winless on season Sharks update Another defenseman injured first schedule quirk arrives Gushchin arrangement tree grows During the competition s first intermission the scoreboard displayed a message that read SJ SHARKS FANS LOVE ICE GET EM BOYZ Personalized messages sent in by fans to be displayed are typically supportive of the gang or meant to wish someone a happy birthday or anniversary The Sharks later issued a announcement apologizing for the message which was shared widely on social media During the first intermission of tonight s challenge an offensively worded message which had been externally submitted was inadvertently displayed on the in-arena scoreboard the announcement reported Sharks Sports Entertainment deeply regrets that this message which does not meet our organization s 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 The Sharks on Saturday hosted their th annual Los Tiburones tournament which according to the association s website is a celebration of the company s commitment to the Bay Area s vibrant Hispanic district Report from the SJSharks on this message that appeared on the center-hung scoreboard during the first intermission During the first intermission of tonight s contest an offensively worded message which had been externally submitted was inadvertently displayed on the in-arena pic twitter com hwSl jQuIx Curtis Pashelka CurtisPashelka October Responding to multiple fan complaints on social media platform X Sharks company president Jonathan Becher posted Disappointing that this slipped through our internal controls but even more disappointing that a fan somehow thinks this is acceptable and also added Definitely NEVER appropriate and totally not consistent with Teal Together The Sharks publicized a sellout crowd of for the challenge which the unit lost - to the Penguins