The New York Rangers said they will look into a repeated racial slur that appeared during an online video chat with one of their prospects.

The word appeared when the Rangers hosted a Zoom Q&A Friday with K'Andre Miller, the University of Wisconsin defenseman who was their first-round pick in 2018 and agreed to terms with the team on March 16. The session was open to the first 500 who joined.

"A vile individual hijacked the chat to post racial slurs, which we disabled as soon as possible," the Rangers said in a statement. "We were incredibly appalled by this behavior, which has no place online, on the ice, or anywhere, and we are investigating the matter."

The NHL called the racist taunts "cowardly."

"The person who committed this despicable act is in no way an NHL fan and is not welcome in the hockey community," the league said in a statement. “No one deserves to be subjected to such ugly treatment and it will not be tolerated in our league. We join with the Rangers in condemning this disgusting behavior.”

Miller, 20, signed an entry-level deal that will kick in next season. The 6-3, 206-pounder from St. Paul, Minnesota, had a career-best seven goals in his second season with Wisconsin.

"K’Andre Miller has the support of myself and the entire Wisconsin hockey family. He has a bright future in the game of hockey," Wisconsin coach Tony Granato tweeted. "No one should be subjected to the inexcusable, racist behavior experienced today by K’Andre."

Tweeted Ryan Hardy, general manager of the U.S. Hockey League's Chicago Steel: "I’ve known K’Andre Miller since he was 14 years old. Beneath a tough guy exterior, he’s a sweet kid with a big heart & a dream of making his mother proud. He carries pain inside him that I can never comprehend. Today’s events won’t break him. I wish I could give him a hug."