Hockey team plays on Cheney's woes with vest giveaway

Hunting gear to be given to 1,000 fans Friday

"DON'T SHOOT, I'M HUMAN."

The Las Vegas Wranglers hockey team is having that message printed on 1,000 bright-orange hunting vests, to be given to fans on Dick Cheney Hunting Vest Night.

The lighthearted take on the incident in which the vice president accidentally shot a friend on a Texas quail hunting trip came from the team's front office, Wranglers Vice President Billy Johnson said.

Johnson said he didn't think anyone would find the promotion offensive.

"With an 18 percent approval rating (for Cheney), I don't think it's an issue," he said. "Twenty percent of our fans are mad at me all the time anyway."

On Friday, the night of the promotion, the Wranglers will be playing their first game at home after 2 1/2 weeks on the road. As of last Friday, they had a 42-10-6 record, second in their division, and had secured a playoff spot in the ECHL, formerly the East Coast Hockey League.