Overview
- Mannheim said the expiring contracts of Matthias Plachta, Tom Kühnhackl, Maximilian Heim and Hayden Shaw are extended beyond this season.
- The organization did not disclose contract durations or financial terms.
- Coach-manager Dallas Eakins said the quartet strongly identifies with the club, the city and its philosophy.
- Mannheim sit third in the DEL this season, and Plachta has recorded 19 scorer points so far.
- Plachta is the club’s all-time leader in goals and assists and a 2018 Olympic silver medalist, while Kühnhackl is a two-time Stanley Cup winner who joined in 2023.