Warning: Story contains coarse language.

The Philadelphia Flyers issued an apology Tuesday after a member of their social media staff was caught making disrespectful comments toward a reporter.

"Earlier today, our team's social media account streamed a recording of a virtual press conference which included disrespectful remarks by members of our social media staff," the team's president of hockey operations, Keith Jones, said in a statement. "On behalf of the entire Flyers organization, I want to extend our apologies.

"Any disrespect towards reporters is completely unacceptable, especially when they are simply doing their job. We have reached out to the reporter and outlet personally to express our regret, and will continue to promote an environment of mutual respect when working with media."

While a reporter was asking free-agent addition Garnet Hathaway a question, a Flyers staff member was caught on a hot mic. "How many times is she going to ask this fucking question?" was audible in the video press conference with the forward.

The original video by the team has since been deleted.

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