A former Okotoks Oilers executive who spent more than a decade in Alberta junior hockey is facing child sex charges involving three teenage players.
Alberta RCMP say Tyler King, 39, was arrested Friday, Oct. 30, at the Lansdowne border crossing near Kingston, Ont., after coming into Canada from New York.
Police allege King solicited and paid Junior A hockey players for intimate images and sexual videos. Three alleged victims have been identified, all players from Alberta and Saskatchewan who were under 18 at the time. RCMP say the offences allegedly happened in and around Okotoks between 2021 and 2024.
Police believe there may be more.
Since the charges were announced Monday, a New York university has banned King from campus without pay, and teams in B.C. and Ontario that later employed him have issued statements.
The charges have not been proven in court. King has not entered a plea.
What charges does Tyler King face?
RCMP have charged King with five offences:
Three counts of luring a person under 18
One count of sexual exploitation of a young person
One count of making child pornography
He was remanded into custody in Ontario and is expected to be brought back to Alberta, likely within about a week. No Alberta court date has been announced.
How the investigation began
The case started in June 2024, when the Okotoks Oilers organization reported to RCMP that a former employee was allegedly soliciting and paying players for intimate images and sexual videos.
The RCMP’s Southern Alberta District General Investigation Section took over the file the next month. The investigation spanned several jurisdictions and multiple police agencies, and took about two years to lead to charges.
RCMP believe there may be more victims
Three alleged victims have been identified, but police don’t think that’s the full picture.
“We are open to any victims that may come forward,” said Cpl. Dan Campbell of the Alberta RCMP.
RCMP are asking anyone who received a similar request for sexual images or videos to contact their local police. In Alberta, call your local RCMP detachment, or the non-emergency line at 310-RCMP (7267).
King worked for teams in several cities over his career. Police have not alleged that offences happened at every organization where he worked.
14 years in Alberta junior hockey
King spent about 14 years in the Alberta Junior Hockey League, with the Fort McMurray Oil Barons, the Brooks Bandits and the Okotoks Oilers. He was also logistics manager for the 2021 World Junior Championship in Edmonton.
He joined Okotoks in March 2021 as assistant general manager of business operations, overseeing the team’s off-ice side. According to the team, he was also its main play-by-play broadcaster in his second and third seasons.
The Oilers announced his departure on June 21, 2024, the same month the team went to police. The Oilers played in the AJHL until 2024, when they moved to the BCHL.
What the Okotoks Oilers say
In a statement Monday, Oilers chairman and governor Brent Lauinger said the organization didn’t know about the allegations while King worked for the team. He said that after King left, the team received unverified information, reviewed it and passed it to RCMP.
“We recognize the seriousness of these allegations and the importance of making sure any victims are heard,” Lauinger said. He said the team is cooperating fully with police.
Asked whether the team knew before King left, Campbell said he couldn’t confirm that.
After Okotoks: Nanaimo, New York and Belleville
Nanaimo Clippers. Days after leaving Okotoks, King was hired by the BCHL’s Nanaimo Clippers as vice-president of business operations. RCMP say the Clippers likely didn’t know about the police report when they hired him.
In a statement Monday, the Clippers said his employment ended once they learned he was under RCMP investigation. They said he had no contact with their players, and that the allegations don’t relate to his time with the club. The BCHL said the league has fully supported the investigation.
SUNY Oswego. In 2025, King moved to New York and became a “professor of practice” in communication studies at the State University of New York at Oswego. After his arrest, university president Peter Nwosu told the campus that King had been banned from campus without pay, effective immediately. The university said it’s working with law enforcement, and pointed students and staff to counselling services.
Belleville Senators. King also worked part-time on game nights for the AHL’s Belleville Senators, as a video producer and public address announcer. The Senators said he won’t work with the team while the investigation continues, and that they’ll help RCMP if needed.
There’s no allegation that any offence happened during his time with the Clippers, SUNY Oswego or the Senators. RCMP say they don’t know whether King is under investigation in the U.S.
What happens next
King is accused, not convicted.
The case will move through Alberta’s courts once he’s returned from Ontario. His first court appearance in Alberta is the next step. Police haven’t announced more charges or more identified victims, and the investigation is ongoing.
If you or someone you know needs help
If you’re a young athlete, or the parent of one, and someone has asked for or shared sexual images:
Police: call your local police or RCMP detachment. In an emergency, call 911.
Cybertip.ca: Canada’s tipline for reporting online sexual exploitation of children.
NeedHelpNow.ca: help for young people getting sexual images of themselves taken down.
Kids Help Phone: 1-800-668-6868, or text CONNECT to 686868. Free and confidential, 24/7.
Abuse-Free Sport Helpline: 1-888-837-7678, for anyone in Canadian sport.
This story will be updated as the case moves through court.
Sources
Alberta RCMP, statement on charges against Tyler King, Nov. 2, 2026
Okotoks Oilers: Statement regarding allegations against former employee (Nov. 2, 2026)
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