LOS ANGELES -- The NHL and NHL Players' Association have agreed to a four-year extension of the Collective Bargaining Agreement which will carry through the 2029-30 season.

Two people familiar with negotiations tell The Associated Press the NHL and NHL Players' Association are close to an agreement on a four-year extension of the collective bargaining agreement.

In a surprising move before the 2025 NHL Draft, the NHL and NHLPA have agreed to extend their Collective Bargaining Agreement through 2030. Commissioner Gary Bettman and NHLPA Executive Director Marty Walsh announced the deal,