Jaycee Gebhard
{{short description|Canadian ice hockey forward}}
{{Use mdy dates|date=October 2020}}
{{Infobox ice hockey player
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| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1997|6|2|mf=y}}
| birth_place = Plenty, Saskatchewan, Canada
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| height_cm = 160
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| position = Centre
| shoots = Left
| league = SDHL
| team = Brynäs IF
| played_for = Robert Morris Colonials
| sex = f
| ntl_team = Canada
| career_start = 2016
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Jaycee Gebhard (born June 2, 1999) is a Canadian ice hockey centre, currently playing with Brynäs IF Dam of the Swedish Women's Hockey League (SDHL). Selected in the first round, 6th overall in the 2020 NWHL Draft, she was the first ever draft pick of the Toronto Six of the National Women's Hockey League (NWHL).
Playing career
Across 139 NCAA games, Gebhard scored 198 points, setting the all-time career point record for the Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey program.{{Cite web|last=Fundaro|first=Gabriella|date=2019-11-21|title=Seniors setting new heights|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2019/11/21/20975080/seniors-setting-new-heights-college-womens-hockey-ncaa-jaycee-gebhard|access-date=2020-10-20|website=The Ice Garden|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Krepps|first=Owen|date=2020-02-06|title=The legacy of Jaycee Gebhard|url=https://colonialsportsnetwork.com/52275/womenshockey/the-legacy-of-jaycee-gebhard/|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Colonial Sports Network}}{{Cite web|last=Krepps|first=Owen|date=|title=Stack the Pads: Jaycee Gebhard|url=https://www.rmusentrymedia.com/sports/stack-the-pads-jaycee-gebhard/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Sentry Media}} She was named College Hockey America (CHA) Rookie of the Year and Women's Hockey Commissioners Association National Rookie of the Year in her first season.{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=2019-20 RMU Women's Hockey Roster: Jaycee Gebhard|url=https://rmucolonials.com/sports/womens-ice-hockey/roster/jaycee-gebhard/6890|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Robert Morris University Athletics|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Chase|first=Ashley|date=2016-10-17|title=Top Line Propels Robert Morris to Record Start|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2016/10/17/13309998/top-line-propels-robert-morris-to-record-start|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-20|website=The Ice Garden|language=en}} She was a Patty Kazmaier Memorial Award nominee in 2020, and was a finalist for the CHA Player of the Year award.{{Cite web|last=Scifo|first=Dan|date=2020-01-24|title=Kaz Watch: Robert Morris' Jaycee Gebhard Leaves Impressive Legacy|url=https://www.pattykaz.com/news_article/show/1080344-kaz-watch-robert-morris-jaycee-gebhard-leaves-impressive-legacy|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Patty Kazmaier Award|language=en-us}}{{Cite web|title=College Hockey America Announces Finalists For Player of the Year Award|url=https://www.chawomenshockey.com/news/2020/3/2/womens-ice-hockey-college-hockey-america-announces-finalists-for-player-of-the-year-award.aspx|access-date=2020-10-20|website=College Hockey America|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Fundaro|first=Gabriella|date=2018-12-13|title=NCAA Women's Hockey Midseason Rankings and Patty Kazmaier Candidates|url=https://atevenstrength.com/2018/12/13/ncaa-womens-hockey-midseason-rankings-and-patty-kazmaier-candidates/|access-date=2020-10-20|website=At Even Strength|language=en}}{{Cite web|last=Mitchell|first=Brian|date=2020-01-25|title=Gebhard-182: Robert Morris senior sets new career mark|url=http://burghhockey.com/gebhard-182-robert-morris-senior-sets-new-career-mark/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-20|website=Pittsburgh Hockey Digest|language=en-US}}
In April 2020, Gebhard was selected in the first round, 6th overall in the 2020 NWHL Draft by the Toronto Six expansion team, being the first player to be drafted in the team's history.{{Cite web|last=Haase|first=Taylor|date=2020-04-28|title=Robert Morris' Gebhard taken sixth overall in NWHL draft|url=https://www.dkpittsburghsports.com/2020/04/28/jaycee-gebhard-nwhl-draft-rmu-robert-morris-colonials-toronto-expansion-tlh/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-20|website=DK Pittsburgh Sports|language=en}} The following month, she would sign her first professional contract with Brynäs IF in Sweden.{{Cite web|last=Murphy|first=Mike|date=2020-08-06|title=2020 Top 25 Under 25 {{!}} No. 24, 25: Katie Burt, Jaycee Gebhard|url=https://www.theicegarden.com/2020/8/6/21352570/2020-womens-hockey-top-25-under-25-katie-burt-jaycee-gebhard-pwhpa-boston-college-rmu-sdhl|access-date=2020-10-20|website=The Ice Garden|language=en}}
= International =
Gebhard was an assistant captain for Team Canada at the 2015 IIHF World Women's U18 Championship, putting up four points in five games and winning a silver medal.{{Cite web|last=Lyons|first=Kim|date=2017-02-10|title=How Pittsburgh is becoming the center of the women's hockey universe|url=https://archive.theincline.com/2017/02/10/how-pittsburgh-is-becoming-the-center-of-the-womens-hockey-universe/|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-20|website=The Incline|language=en-US}}{{Cite web|last=|first=|date=|title=Canada - 2015 Tournament - Roster|url=https://stats.hockeycanada.ca/roster/show/1503234?subseason=197364|archive-url=|archive-date=|access-date=2020-10-20|website=stats.hockeycanada.ca|publisher=Hockey Canada}}
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Category:Canadian women's ice hockey centres
Category:Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan
Category:Brynäs IF (women) players