"Forward Brett Sutter, traded to the Hurricanes last season from the Calgary Flames, pleaded guilty Monday to disordered conduct stemming from a November incident outside a Scottsdale, Ariz., nightspot.

Sutter, who played most of this past season for the Charlotte Checkers of the AHL, appeared in Scottsdale City Court, according to the Calgary Herald. He was fined $323.60 for the Nov. 11 incident, in which Sutter punched a cab driver. Sutter must return to the court Sept. 15 for a restitution hearing.

Canes general manager Jim Rutherford, reached Monday night, said he was not aware Sutter was to appear in court Monday."