Two Vancouver newspapers have apologized to Canucks prospect Jordan Subban, after a photo was published to their websites describing him as the 'dark guy in the middle.'

Both The Vancouver Sun and The Province used the same caption to accompany a photo of Subban taken Tuesday from a pre-season matchup between the Canucks and the San Jose Sharks in Vancouver.

In the photo, Subban is surrounded by several of his teammates. A caption accompanying the photo read, 'Vancouver Canucks celebrate goal by Jordan Subban (dark guy in the middle) against San Jose Sharks in NHL pre season game at Rogers Arena in Vancouver, B.C., on September 23, 2014.'

Earlier in the day, Vancouver Sun digital deputy editor Gillian Burnett also explained on Twitter that the caption was written by a photographer and should not have been written or published.

The caption has since been removed.

Angry fans were among the first to call out the papers on social media when the photo was first published.