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The former junior hockey executive now facing sexual abuse charges relating to three under-age players in southern Alberta has two sets of domestic violence-related offences currently before the courts, CBC News has learned.
Tyler King, 39, who had been working at a college in Syracuse, N.Y., was arrested Friday at a U.S. border crossing in Kingston, Ont. He faces charges of luring, sexual exploitation and making child sexual abuse material.
According to RCMP, King is accused of compensating the under-age players for intimate images and sexual videos.
Court records show that before his arrest in Ontario, King was already wanted on warrants after it’s alleged he failed to show up at court for appearances in two active cases.
Assault with a bat, choking charges
In November 2025, King was charged with assault by choking. According to court documents, that case is currently in Calgary’s domestic violence courtroom, and as part of his bail conditions he was required to take domestic violence counselling.
A second set of charges involves the same alleged victim and seven offences from Didsbury, Alta.
In that case, King faces two charges of assault by choking, common assault, assault with a baseball bat, mischief and two counts of uttering threats.
King faces two charges of failing to attend court and failing to comply with a release order after it’s alleged he stopped showing up for his court appearances.
In 2018, King also entered into a 12-month peace bond after he was charged with assault.
King left Okotoks Oilers in 2024
RCMP say the investigation that led to the latest charges began in June 2024 after someone from the Okotoks Oilers organization reported the allegations to police.
The alleged victims were minor hockey players and were not with the Oilers Junior A team, according to RCMP.
The alleged offences took place between 2021 and 2024 when King worked for the Oilers as assistant general manager of business operations.
On June 21, 2024, the Oilers announced King’s departure from the organization, thanking him for his “tireless efforts.”
A spokesperson for the Oilers said on Monday that the team was “not aware of these allegations while this individual was with our organization.”
The Oilers said the allegations only came to light “after his departure.”
Working at U.S. college
In June 2024, the Nanaimo Clippers hired King as vice-president of business operations. He left the club after only a few months.
King was working as faculty adviser for the State University of New York (SUNY) Oswego campus television station and was teaching in the communications studies department at the time of his arrest.
CBC News has reached out to SUNY for comment.
