Matsos is unhappy with the actions of Brad Voth

Cardiff Devils head coach Gerad Adams has dismissed calls for his captain Brad Voth to get an Elite League ban.

Voth was involved in an incident with Sheffield Steelers' Randy Dagenais as the Devils lost 2-0 on Sunday.

Steelers head coach Dave Matsos said: "We almost lost Randy for the year, he was lucky to escape a serious injury."

But Adams says that Voth was defending team-mate Jason Silverthorne from a dangerous foul by Dagenais and that the Steelers' stance is "propaganda".

Voth and Dagenais clashed in the last minute of the game in Cardiff Bay, sparking a mass brawl on the ice.

If the League doesn't ban Voth now, and for a long time, then another player will take things into their own hands and do something daft Sheffield netminder Jody Lehman

"Brad just went after Randy Dagenais, it was crazy," Matsos added. "The league must stamp this out or someone's going to get seriously hurt."

Voth has a love-hate relationship with the Steelers.

Two seasons ago he left defenceman Stefan Sjogren with a fractured skull after a late hit.

Last year the Canadian had to serve a six-match ban after leaving Steelers forward Ashley Tait with severe concussion because of an elbow to the head.

However, that did not stop the Steelers trying to sign Voth at the beginning of this season, a move rebuffed by the player.

"Sheffield must have their press release done up the day before we play them because it seems to get out pretty quickly, they like their PR and propaganda," Adams said.

"They beat us last night and there was a knee-on-knee late on where our captain (Voth) felt he had to step in.

"For the second year in a row Randy Dagenais has made knee-on-knee contact with one of our players - this time it was Jason Silverthorne, one of our top goal-scorers.

"I don't know if it's deliberate but it's for the second time, the players' knees have collided and it's very dangerous.

"We ran through seven injuries last year in our team out of a 17-man roster and we're not prepared to go through another season like that.

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"Maybe they have made something to the Elite League, but I'm just going to see if I hear anything."

Sheffield Steelers net-minder Jody Lehman echoed his coach's sentiments and also called for Voth to be banned.

"I know the fans want their fighting but this isn't fighting, this is just dangerous," Lehman said.

"If the League doesn't make a stand right now early in the year then the League just loses credibility.

"If the League doesn't ban Voth now, and for a long time then another player will take things into their own hands and do something daft."