SAN JOSE – On a night meant to celebrate their commitment to the Bay Area’s Hispanic community, 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 team’s game Saturday against the Pittsburgh Penguins.

During the game’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 during games are typically supportive of the team or meant to wish someone a happy birthday or anniversary.

The Sharks later issued a statement apologizing for the message, which was shared widely on social media.

“During the first intermission of tonight’s gam

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