B.C. hockey team says didn’t know exec it hired was being investigated for sex crimes

A junior hockey team in British Columbia, the Nanaimo Clippers, has stated that they were unaware of sexual exploitation allegations against an executive when they hired him. The RCMP began investigating Tyler King in 2024, around the same time he left the Okotoks Oilers in southern Alberta. After serving in Okotoks, King joined the Nanaimo team and later became a sports journalism instructor at a university in New York state.

Recently, King was arrested at a U.S. border crossing in Ontario and charged with sexual exploitation offenses involving three underage Junior A hockey players. The 39-year-old is accused of working with various teams across Alberta, Ontario, and British Columbia.