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Former Alberta junior hockey executive charged with sex offences against players

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Pedersen, K. (2026, November 2). Former Alberta junior hockey executive charged with sex offences against players. CBC News. https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/calgary/okotoks-oilers-tyler-king-sexual-assualt-arrest-9.7406208?cmp=rss

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CBC News · collected 2026-11-03 · by Kylee Pedersen
Content note This article describes sexual violence and abuse of a child.

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Tyler King, a former junior hockey executive in Alberta, has been charged with sexually exploiting three minor players while working for various teams in Saskatchewan and Alberta. Arrested on Friday at a U.S. border crossing in Kingston, Ontario, King faces charges including luring and sexual exploitation of minors under 18. The RCMP investigation revealed that the Okotoks Oilers had informed authorities about allegations against King in June 2024 but did not disclose these details until after his departure from the organization.
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Tyler King, a 39-year-old former junior hockey executive from Alberta, has been arrested and charged with sexually exploiting three underage players. He was apprehended on Friday at the U.S.-Canada border in Ontario while working at SUNY Oswego in New York. The charges include luring, sexual exploitation, and making child pornography. King worked for various teams across Alberta, British Columbia, and Ontario, including the Okotoks Oilers in Alberta from 2021 to 2024.

The RCMP confirmed that all three victims were under 18 years old at the time of the alleged offenses, which took place between 2021 and 2024. The investigation began after an employee of the Okotoks Oilers reported King's activities in June 2024 to the Royal Canadian Mounted Police (RCMP). Initially, CBC News incorrectly reported additional domestic violence charges against King; however, this was later corrected based on court information discrepancies.

The Okotoks Oilers issued a statement acknowledging King’s departure in June 2024 but did not mention any allegations at that time. Prior to his arrest, King had been involved in multiple legal cases related to alleged domestic violence, including choking charges from November 2025 and other unspecified assault-related offenses.

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Kylee Pedersen
2 article(s) here · 1 carrying a prediction
🔮 "The Okotoks Oilers would like to thank Tyler King for his tireless efforts during his three seasons in our organization as Assistant GM, Business Operations," said the statement.
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Topics

Alberta Oilers RCMP SUNY Oswego the Okotoks Oilers

Subjects

King PERSON · 8× Oilers ORG · 5× Alberta GPE · 4× RCMP ORG · 4× the Okotoks Oilers ORG · 4× Tyler King PERSON · 2× Kingston GPE · 1× New York GPE · 1× SUNY Oswego ORG · 1× U.S. GPE · 1×

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"The Okotoks Oilers would like to thank Tyler King for his tireless efforts during his three seasons in our organization as Assistant GM, Business Operations," said the statement.
framing: assertive · carried by 1 article(s) · first seen 2026-11-03
🔮 "The Okotoks Oilers would like to thank Tyler King for his tireless efforts during his three seasons in our organization as Assistant GM, Business Operations," said the statement.
2026-11-03 · CBC News
Former Alberta junior hockey executive charged with sex offences against players · assertive framing

Claims (18 extracted, 3 hedged)

Former Alberta junior hockey executive charged with sex offences against players Three alleged victims are all minors, say RCMP asserted
RCMP → charge → players
A former junior hockey executive in Alberta has been arrested and charged with sexually exploiting three players. asserted
executive → arrest → players
RCMP say Tyler King had been working at SUNY Oswego in New York state and was arrested Friday at a U.S. border crossing in Kingston, Ont. asserted
King → say → Kingston
The 39-year-old has been charged with luring, sexual exploitation, and making child sexual abuse and exploitation material. asserted
old → charge → luring
King, who worked with various teams in Alberta and British Columbia, oversaw non-hockey operations for the Okotoks Oilers and with the British Columbia Hockey League. asserted
who → work → League
Mounties say the Oilers informed them about the allegations against King in June 2024. asserted
Oilers → say → June
On June 21, 2024, the Oilers issued a statement on their website announcing King’s departure from the organization and wishing him well. asserted
Oilers → issue → him
The page has since been taken down. asserted
page → take → ?
"The Okotoks Oilers would like to thank Tyler King for his tireless efforts during his three seasons in our organization as Assistant GM, Business Operations," said the statement. asserted
statement → like → GM
It said King had been in charge of overseeing all off-ice operations. asserted
King → say → operations
Speaking to the media on Monday afternoon, Cpl. Dan Campbell said he could not confirm if the Oilers knew of the allegations against King before he left the organization. uncertain
he → speak → organization
“I'm not aware of how the timeline lines up. asserted
timeline → line → ?
However, I do know that the Okotoks Oilers reported this as soon as they became aware of it, and we became engaged. asserted
we → know → it
In a statement released Monday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Oilers said the organization had been made aware of charges against a former employee, but did not name King. asserted
organization → release → King
"The Okotoks Oilers were not aware of these allegations while this individual was with our organization," said Brent Lauinger, chairman and governor with the Oilers. asserted
Lauinger → say → Oilers
"After his departure, we received information that, while unverified at the time, raised enough concern that we felt it needed a closer look. uncertain
it → receive → look
We reviewed it carefully and passed it to the RCMP." King was hired by the Nanaimo Clippers in June 2024 as the vice-president of business operations, according to a release on the organization's website. Campbell said the Clippers were “likely not aware” of the allegations against King at the time. uncertain
Clippers → review → time
RCMP say the investigation is ongoing. asserted
investigation → say → ?
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