The San Jose Sharks have apologized for displaying a message on the Jumbotron appearing to praise Immigration and Customs Enforcement during the team’s Hispanic heritage night.

“SJ SHARKS FANS LOVE ICE !! GET’EM BOYZ !” the message read during the first intermission of the team’s game against the Pittsburgh Penguins at the SAP Center in San Jose Saturday night.

The post immediately sparked outrage from those in attendance — many heard booing in response — as the Sharks were holding their ninth annual celebration of Hispanic heritage on what they call “Los Tiburones Night.”

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 “inadvertently displayed on the in-arena scoreboard.”

“During the first intermission of tonight’s game, an offensively worded message which had been externally submitted was inadvertently displayed on the in-arena scoreboard,” the NHL team posted on X late Saturday night.

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