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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Wild defenseman Quinn Hughes tried to leave the puck for a teammate, but Kadri jumped the drop pass and then sent it to MacKinnon cutting to the net.
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
Kreider found a puck that squirted into the neutral zone, making a between-the-legs drop pass that sprung Carlsson.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
On the goal, Misa took a drop pass from William Eklund, skated into the Jets’ zone, fought off a check from defenseman Haydn Fleury, and beat goalie Connor Hellebuyck for his fourth goal of the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
He was set up by a drop pass from Jason Cook.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
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Corey Masisak, Denver Post, 8 Mar. 2026
Kreider found a puck that squirted into the neutral zone, making a between-the-legs drop pass that sprung Carlsson.
—Andrew Knoll, Oc Register, 5 Mar. 2026
On the goal, Misa took a drop pass from William Eklund, skated into the Jets’ zone, fought off a check from defenseman Haydn Fleury, and beat goalie Connor Hellebuyck for his fourth goal of the season.
—Curtis Pashelka, Mercury News, 1 Mar. 2026
He was set up by a drop pass from Jason Cook.
—Mike Cook, Twin Cities, 28 Feb. 2026
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“Drop pass.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/drop%20pass. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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