Robert Morris' Jaycee Gebhard selected in 1st round of NWHL draft
Robert Morris forward Jaycee Gebhard was selected in the first round (No. 6 overall) by the expansion Toronto franchise of the National Women’s Hockey League on Tuesday.
Gebhard, 22, recently completed her senior season at Robert Morris and finished as the program’s all-time leading scorer with 198 points (74 goals, 124 assists) in 139 games.
Serving as the team’s captain this winter, Gebhard, a native of Plenty, Saskatchewan, established a single-season school record with 63 points (20 goals, 43 assists) in 36 games.
The six-team league will be entering its sixth season in 2020-21.
Seth Rorabaugh is a TribLive reporter covering the Pittsburgh Penguins. A North Huntingdon native, he joined the Trib in 2019 and has covered the Penguins since 2007. He can be reached at srorabaugh@triblive.com.
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