PHOTOS: Nassau Coliseum ice removed for the final time
Andy Marlin / USA TODAY Sports
The old barn is being disassembled.
Like taking down a Christmas tree - but much, much worse - workers are removing the ice at Nassau Veterans Memorial Coliseum and stripping down the home of the New York Islanders one final time.
Here are some shots of the process, courtesy Newsday's Bobby Cassidy:
Ice comes out at Nassau Coliseum for final time #isles @nyislanders pic.twitter.com/fEzBMnZqOf
— Bobby Cassidy (@casswriter44) May 5, 2015
Worker uses blow torch to loosen molding that keeps ice in place, as ice comes out at Coliseum for final time #isles pic.twitter.com/0tev28SvZT
— Bobby Cassidy (@casswriter44) May 5, 2015
Sad day at Nassau Coliseum, ice is coming out for the final time @nyislanders #isles pic.twitter.com/KdHATiEWSB
— Bobby Cassidy (@casswriter44) May 5, 2015
Ice out, Nassau Coliseum, done. #isles pic.twitter.com/XCkewvmz3A
— Bobby Cassidy (@casswriter44) May 5, 2015
Take care of 'em, Brooklyn.