The National Hockey League is entrusting Major League Baseball with its digital production in an unusual partnership.

Major League Baseball will distribute the hockey league's Internet streaming service and run the NHL's cable-television network, it was announced on Tuesday. Terms of the six-year contact between the two leagues weren't announced.

The deal entrusts the baseball league with the NHL GameCenter app, which allows fans to watch most hockey games live on smartphones, tablets and other Internet-connected devices.