Sabres players hit red carpet. Really.

Apparently the NHL, with Esquire magazine, had a "season launch party" tonight in Manhattan.

From the press release:

WHO: Celebrities: Thorsten Kaye of "All My Children"; Bob Woods and Michael Easton of "One Life To Live"; Marcy Rylan, Michelle Ray Smith and Caitlin Van Zandt of "Guiding Light"; Terri Colombino, Ewa da Cruz, Marnie Schulenburg and Marie Wilson of "As the World Turns"; Michael Lombardi of "Rescue Me"; supermodels Natalia Andrade, Carin Coster, Camilla Thorsson and Barbara Berger; plus more to come.

NHL: Commissioner Gary Bettman, NHL Deputy Commissioner Bill Daly, New York Islanders head coach Ted Nolan, Hockey Hall of Famers Bobby Nystrom and Rod Gilbert, NHL great Willie O’Ree, and a host of players, including Mike Comrie, Rick DiPietro and Bill Guerin of the Islanders; Ryan Miller, Derek Roy and Paul Gaustad of the Buffalo Sabres; and many more.

Special Appearance by The Stanley Cup, the oldest and most revered trophy in all professional sports.

If anyone can clue me in as to who these celebrities actually are, I think we'd all appreciate it.

Here are some pics, from Getty Images:

Derek Roy, Esquire's Kevin O' Malley, and Ryan Miller


Derek Roy and Ryan Miller

I'll keep adding more as they show up. These are just coming off the wire. There's bound to be some gold in here.