drop pass
noun
: a pass in ice hockey in which the passer skates past the puck leaving it for a teammate following close behind
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His first goal was on a power play — off a Dylan DeMelo holding-the-stick penalty that Granlund drew — taking a Thomas Harley drop pass in his own end, dancing past Brandon Tanev, racing right up the gut and snapping off a shot through Neal Pionk to beat Connor Hellebuyck.
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Panarin and his drop passes at the offensive blue line are a joke.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
His wide receivers did frequently drop passes, though.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Greer then sent a drop pass to Schmidt, who fired a wrist shot from just outside the left circle that got past Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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Murat Ates, New York Times, 14 May 2025
Panarin and his drop passes at the offensive blue line are a joke.
—Peter Baugh, The Athletic, 10 Mar. 2025
His wide receivers did frequently drop passes, though.
—Adam Lichtenstein, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2025
Greer then sent a drop pass to Schmidt, who fired a wrist shot from just outside the left circle that got past Oilers goaltender Stuart Skinner.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2025
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“Drop pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20pass. Accessed 8 Jul. 2025.
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