Simplify the following text for a Grade 11 native English-speaking person.
Original: The following year , Belfour signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks ( after not being picked in the draft ) alternating time between them and the Saginaw Hawks of the International Hockey League .
Simplified: The following year , Belfour signed as a free agent with the Chicago Blackhawks ( after not being picked in the draft ) splitting his time between them and the Saginaw Hawks of the International Hockey League .