Former Alberta junior hockey executive charged with sex offences against players

A former junior hockey executive in Alberta has been arrested and charged with sexually exploiting three 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.

The 39-year-old has been charged with luring, sexual exploitation, and making child sexual abuse and exploitation material.

The three complainants, all under 18 at the time, were junior A players from Saskatchewan and Alberta and part of the Okotoks Oilers Athletic Association.

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.

Hockey staffer who worked in Alberta, B.C. and Sask. accused of sex crimes

Mounties say the Oilers informed them about the allegations against King in June 2024.

On June 21, 2024, the Oilers issued a statement on their website announcing King’s departure from the organization and wishing him well. The page has since been taken down. 

"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 said King had been in charge of overseeing all off-ice 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. 

“I'm not aware of how the timeline lines up. However, I do know that the Okotoks Oilers reported this as soon as they became aware of it, and we became engaged.” 

In a statement released Monday afternoon, a spokesperson for the Oilers said the organization had been made aware of charges