I’m sorry I don’t see anything offensive here. ICE hockey is played on ICE right? The one perpetually offended person who probably doesn’t like hockey complained. Don’t be wimps @SanJoseSharks be the Sharks! pic.twitter.com/xEWIxtCeKd
— Chrissy’s Pop Culture Corner™️ (@realpopchrissy) October 19, 2025
The San Jose Sharks released a statement on Saturday night amid backlash from a fan-submitted, pro-ICE message that somehow made its way to the videoboard on Hispanic heritage night.
The Sharks scheduled Saturday’s game against the Penguins as the team’s annual “Los Tiburones Night.” And amid Donald Trump’s deployment of ICE agents into major U.S. cities, one fan treated the game as an opportunity to spread a hateful message.
Whoever was screening the fan-submitted messages at SAP Center, though, missed what was written. So the Sharks ended up displaying on the videoboard, “SJ SHARKS FANS LOVE ICE !! GET ‘EM BOYZ !”
The Sharks apologized for the message and said the team is looking to determine its origin.
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…
— San Jose Sharks (@SanJoseSharks) October 19, 2025
The Sharks ended up losing, 3-0.