Photo: Edmonton Oil Kings defenseman Griffin Reinhart was the second of six WHL players chosen in the first round of the 2012 NHL Draft (courtesy of Jeanine Leech/Icon SMI)
While the WHL didn’t get to boast of having the first overall pick at this year's NHL Draft, there was a heavy dose of WHL talent drafted in the first round. Five of the six WHL-bred first round picks were defensemen, and they were snapped up in a hurry. Of those six first round picks this year, five were selected within the top eight selections.
