Jaycee Gebhard (born June 2, 1999) is a Canadian

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, currently playing with

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of the

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(SDHL). Selected in the first round, 6th overall in the

2020 NWHL Draft The 2020 NWHL Draft took place on April 28–29, 2020. The Boston Pride selected Sammy Davis with the 1st overall pick, having made a trade with the yet unnamed Toronto expansion team. Davis becomes the third Terriers hockey player to go first o ...

, she was the first ever draft pick of the

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of the

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(NWHL).

Playing career

Across 139

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games, Gebhard scored 198 points, setting the all-time career point record for the

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program. She was named

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(CHA) Rookie of the Year and

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in her first season. She was a

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nominee in 2020, and was a finalist for the CHA Player of the Year award. In April 2020, Gebhard was selected in the first round, 6th overall in the

by the

expansion team, being the first player to be drafted in the team's history. The following month, she would sign her first professional contract with Brynäs IF in

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International

Gebhard was an assistant captain for

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at the

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, putting up four points in five games and winning a silver medal.

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{{DEFAULTSORT:Gebhard, Jaycee 1997 births Living people Canadian women's ice hockey centres Ice hockey people from Saskatchewan Brynäs IF (women) players Robert Morris Colonials women's ice hockey players