Overview
- A scoreboard message reading “SJ SHARKS FANS LOVE ICE !! GET ’EM BOYZ !” appeared during the first intermission of Saturday’s game against the Penguins, drawing boos from fans.
- The Sharks said the message was externally submitted, was inadvertently displayed, and did not meet the organization’s values.
- Team president Jonathan Becher called it a failure of internal controls and said it was unacceptable that a fan thought the message was appropriate.
- The organization stated it is working to identify who submitted the note and to understand how its review process failed.
- An apology was later shown on the same in-arena screen during the sold-out Los Tiburones Hispanic Heritage Night.