suicide pass

noun

A pass going up-ice where the passee must look behind towards the passer for the location of the puck, therefore being left unaware of opposition players further up-ice, allowing the passee to be checked from a blind spot.

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Meanings

nounsuicide pass (plural suicide passes)

plural suicide passes

  1. hobbiesA pass going up-ice where the passee must look behind towards the passer for the location of the puck, therefore being left unaware of opposition players further up-ice, allowing the passee to be checked from a blind spot.

Origin

Deriving from the likelihood of being checked off the play and losing possession of the puck, being a suicidal act in puck possession.

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APA

suicide pass. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicide%20pass

MLA

“suicide pass.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicide%20pass. Accessed November 4, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “suicide pass,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/suicide%20pass.

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