<p>Union workers removed the ice from Nassau Coliseum for the final time Tuesday after the Islanders were eliminated from the playoffs by the Capitals on April 27.</p> 
<p>Click the photo icon above to view pictures from the ice removal.</p>

Union workers removed the ice from Nassau Coliseum for the final time Tuesday after the Islanders were eliminated from the playoffs by the Capitals on April 27. Click the photo icon above to view pictures from the ice removal.

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