I think that players now get 2 chances to qualify for provincials. Once with their PCSL team and once with their winter league team.
The
BCSA rules state that:
You are registered with your "winter" team from Sept 1 to March 31
You are registered with your "summer" team from April 1 to August 31
I interpret it to say that when one registration period ends, you are free to register with another team for the next period (no transfer required)
So I guess if you are on a
VMSL team that fails to qualify for provincials, you can go ask UBC to play for them and sign on April 1 (conveniently 4 days before the first round) without requiring a transfer. I don't think they'll have any problem finding players....