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The New York Islanders have played their last game at the arena the franchise has called home since 1972

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A general view prior to the removal of the rink from the Nassau Coliseum on May 5, 2015 in Uniondale, N.Y. The New York Islanders have played their last game at the Nassau Coliseum and will begin to play at the Barclay's Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City next season.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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A general view of the retired numbers that hang from the ceiling of Nassau Coliseum on May 5, 2015 in Uniondale, N.Y.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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A general view prior to the removal of the rink from the Nassau Coliseum on May 5, 2015 in Uniondale, N.Y.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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A general view prior to the removal of the rink from the Nassau Coliseum on May 5, 2015 in Uniondale, N.Y.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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A payloader removes the ice from the Nassau Coliseum on May 5, 2015 in Uniondale, N.Y.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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A payloader removes the ice from the Nassau Coliseum on May 5, 2015 in Uniondale, N.Y.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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The ice shows the effects of a payloader's work.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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A payloader removes the ice from the Nassau Coliseum on May 5, 2015 in Uniondale, N.Y.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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Arena workers remove the boards and ice from the Nassau Coliseum on May 5, 2015 in Uniondale, N.Y.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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Arena workers remove the rink boards and ice from the Nassau Coliseum on May 5, 2015 in Uniondale, N.Y.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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Arena workers remove the rink and ice from the Nassau Coliseum on May 5, 2015 in Uniondale, N.Y.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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An arena worker uses a hockey stick to help remove ice from the Nassau Coliseum.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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A payloader removes the ice from the Nassau Coliseum.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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A payloader removes the ice from the Nassau Coliseum on May 5, 2015.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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A payloader removes the ice from the Nassau Coliseum on May 5, 2015 in Uniondale, N.Y.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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Arena workers chip away the ice from the Nassau Coliseum.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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Arena workers remove the rink boards and ice from the Nassau Coliseum on May 5, 2015 in Uniondale, N.Y.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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Nick Calidonna helps collect ice shavings from the Nassau Coliseum.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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Buckets are filled with Coliseum ice upon the removal of the rink from the Nassau Coliseum.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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The New York Islanders have played their last game at the Nassau Coliseum and will begin to play at the Barclay's Center in the Brooklyn borough of New York City next season.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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A closeup of arena workers tools used to help remove the ice and the rink from the Nassau Coliseum.Bruce Bennett/Getty Images

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