San Jose - The San Jose Sharks have issued an apology after a message displayed on the video board during Saturday night’s game was widely criticized as offensive, especially given the timing during the team’s Hispanic Heritage Night celebration.

During the game against the Pittsburgh Penguins, a message appeared on the in-arena screen that read: "SJ SHARKS FANS LOVE ICE!! GET 'EM BOYZ!"

The phrase was captured in videos posted on social media and quickly drew attention.

"I'm really surprised to see that at a Sharks game. I'm a big Sharks fan too," said Daniel Gomez of Fremont. "Very inappropriate, and, honestly, the Sharks should do better. They should do some pre-checks before any of the messages go out."

"That's very rude, it's very offensive, especially because we're in a big Lat

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