Brett Beauchamp comes to the Snakes after attending 2010-11 training camp with the Elmira Jackals of the ECHL. Last season, the 6-foot-2, 220-lb defenseman spent time with the Wichita Thunder of the Central Hockey League, registering two points and 45 PIMs in 22 games. He spent the 2008-09 season with a trio of ECHL teams, collecting six points in 41 games. Beauchamp hails from Montreal, Quebec.