The San Jose Sharks apologized following a controversial message shown during Saturday's Hispanic Heritage Night game.

According to a picture sent to NBC Bay Area by Kim Tetz, the message displayed on the in-arena scoreboard read "SJ SHARKS FANS LOVE ICE !! GET'EM BOYZ !"

Following the incident, the San Jose Sharks shared a statement, saying, "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. 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

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