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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, 39, a former junior hockey executive in Alberta, was arrested on November 2, 2026, at a U.S. border crossing in Ontario and charged with sexually exploiting three players under the age of 18 from Saskatchewan and Alberta. The RCMP confirmed that King faces charges including luring persons under 18, sexual exploitation, and making child pornography. He was previously employed by various teams across Canada, most recently as the assistant general manager for business operations at the Okotoks Oilers in Alberta until June 2024 when he left to work at SUNY Oswego in New York. The investigation into King's actions began after an employee of the Okotoks Oilers reported his alleged solicitation and compensation of players for intimate images in June 2024, leading to a two-year RCMP probe.

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Kylee Pedersen
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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.
🔮 “It will end me,” Miyagishima said, as she wiped away tears with the cuff of her hand-knit bright pink sweater.
Also by Kylee Pedersen
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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.

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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