The Dallas Stars will announce a five-year contract extension for GM Jim Nill on Friday, an NHL source confirmed to ESPN.com.
The deal will keep Nill under contract through the 2022-23 season.
Nill is the architect behind the Stars' run to the top of the Western Conference standings, making trades to acquire important pieces like Tyler Seguin, Jason Spezza and Patrick Sharp since being hired in 2013.
Before that, Nill spent 19 seasons in the Detroit front office where he won four Stanley Cups.
The contract extension was first reported by the Dallas Morning News.