Mary-Anne Arsenault (born August 19, 1968 in
Scarborough,
Ontario
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, also known as Mary-Anne Waye when she was married) is a Canadian
curler from
Lake Country, British Columbia.
She is a five-time
Canadian Champion, and two-time
World Curling Champion. Arsenault has skipped her own team since 2007.
Career
1999–2006
Arsenault joined up with
Colleen Jones
Colleen Patricia Jones (born December 16, 1959) is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an un ...
prior to the 1999 season. She had previously played with Jones, as her lead at the
1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts. Together with Jones,
Nancy Delahunt and
Kim Kelly, the team would achieve great success, winning 5 Canadian Championships, and 2 World Championships. After a record winning 4 championships in a row, the team would struggle at the
2005 Scott Tournament of Hearts. Finishing round robin play, with a 6-5 record, the Jones team would end up in a four team tiebreaker. They would face Sandy Comeau of New Brunswick in the tiebreaker, where the opportunity to compete for a 5th Canadian Championship was lost, when Comeau defeated Jones 9-4. For the first time since 2001, the Jones team would have to win Provincials to return to the
2006 Scott Tournament of Hearts, which they did. After an impressive showing, the Jones team would finish second place in round robin play. After losing the 1-2 Game to British Columbia's
Kelly Scott, they would meet team Canada,
Jennifer Jones
Jennifer Jones (born Phylis Lee Isley; March 2, 1919 – December 17, 2009), also known as Jennifer Jones Simon, was an American actress and mental health advocate. Over the course of her career that spanned over five decades, she was nominated ...
, in the semi-final. Nova Scotia would lose to Canada, giving the team a third-place finish and a bronze medal. At the end of the season, the team would split up ending a successful eight-year run. With Jones, Arsenault played in every Hearts from 1999 to 2006.
2007–2013
Arsenault would join together once again with Kim Kelly, and Nancy Delahunt, adding long time Jones 5th
Laine Peters to the team. They would qualify for the
2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2008 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling tournament was held February 16–24, 2008 at the Brandt Centre in Regina, Saskatchewan. The winner was the 2005 champion team from Manitoba, under skip Jennifer Jones. In w ...
in January 2008 by defeating
Colleen Pinkney
Colleen Pinkney (born Colleen Marshall) is a Canadian curler from Truro, Nova Scotia. She is a 2009 and 2013 Canadian Senior champion skip and a two-time provincial senior champion. She won the World Senior Curling Championships in 2010.
Caree ...
in the Nova Scotia final. They would finish 6-5 in round robin, missing the playoffs.
In 2009 and 2010 Arsenault skipped her team in the Nova Scotia Scotties coming in at 6-1, and 5-2. She lost 7-4 in the 2009 final and 6-5 in the 2010 finals both times to
Nancy McConnery who went on to represent Nova Scotia at the
2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2009 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 21 to March 1 at the Save-On-Foods Memorial Centre in Victoria, British Columbia.
Teams
Round-Robin Standings
Quebec was awar ...
and the
2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from January 30 to February 7 at the Essar Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
The event was described as having a weaker field than normal, as ...
. At the
2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held January 25–30 at the Glooscap Curling Club in Kentville, Nova Scotia. The winning team of Heather Smith-Dacey represented Nova Scotia at the 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in Charl ...
, Arsenault finished second with a 5-2 record in round robin play. She would lose the semi-final to
Heather Smith-Dacey, who would go on to win the Nova Scotia Championship and finish third at the
2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2011 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the Canadian women's national curling championship, was held from February 19 to February 27 at the Charlottetown Civic Centre in Charlottetown, Prince Edward Island. It was the 30th anniversary of Kruger Pr ...
.
In 2011 Arsenault would reunite with former Jones teammate
Kim Kelly, who joined Arsenault's team playing second.
For the 2012-2013 season Arsenault and Kelly reunited with former skip
Colleen Jones
Colleen Patricia Jones (born December 16, 1959) is a Canadian curler and television personality. She is best known as the skip of two women's world championship teams and six Tournament of Hearts Canadian women's championships, including an un ...
, with the goal of reaching the
2014 Winter Olympics
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in
Sochi,
Russia
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. Jones throws second stones on the team, while acting as the rink's vice skip, or "mate" while Arsenault skips.
Jennifer Baxter remains on the rink at lead, while Arsenault's former third of
Stephanie McVicar
Stephanie Marguerite Schmidt (born November 1, 1989 as Stephanie McVicar in Saskatoon, Saskatchewan) is a Canadian curler, artist, and designer from Regina, Saskatchewan. She currently plays third on Team Nancy Martin.
Design career
Schmidt r ...
, left the team to play with
Heather Smith-Dacey, and
Nancy Delahunt joined the team as the 5th. The team qualified for the
2013 Scotties Tournament of Hearts in their first season back together, and finished the event with a 5-6 record.
2013–2020
Colleen Jones left the rink in 2013, and was replaced by
Christie Gamble
Christie Gamble (born May 22, 1986, as Christie Lang) is a Canadian curler from Regina, Saskatchewan. She currently plays third on Team Penny Barker.
Career
Before moving to Nova Scotia, Gamble played with the Saskia Hollands rink out of Lacol ...
at second (Kim Kelly moved to third). Kelly and Gamble left the team after one season and were replaced by
Christina Black and
Jane Snyder. Arsenault finally won her first career
World Curling Tour
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History
The World Curling Tour was founded by former World Champion Ed Lukowich, with later assistance from J ...
event by winning the 2014
Gibson's Cashspiel. She followed this up by winning the
Dave Jones Molson Mayflower Cashspiel a month later. The team played in the
2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2015 Scotties Tournament of Hearts was held from February 14 to 22 at Mosaic Place in Moose Jaw, Saskatchewan. The winners represented Canada at the 2015 World Women's Curling Championship held from March 14 to 22 at the Tsukisamu Gymnasium in ...
, and finished with a 5-6 record. They failed to return the Scotties in 2016, having lost in the final of the
2016 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts to
Jill Brothers.
In 2016, Snyder was replaced by
Jennifer Crouse
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Career College
In college, Crouse attended University of North Dakota in Grand Forks, North Dakota, playing for the Fighting Sioux ('It was controversi ...
at second. The team had a disappointing record at the
2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Nova Scotia, was held from January 24 to 29 at the Mayflower Curling Club in Halifax. The winning Mary Mattatall team represented Nova Scotia at th ...
, finishing 3-4. After the season, Crouse and Baxter switched positions. With the new lineup order, the team won the
2018 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts and represented Nova Scotia at the
2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. There, Arsenault led her rink to a 9-2 round robin record and a spot in the playoffs. In the playoffs, she beat Northern Ontario's
Tracy Fleury before losing in the semifinal to
Kerri Einarson
Kerri Einarson (; born October 3, 1987 as Kerri Flett) is a Canadian Métis curler from Camp Morton, Manitoba, in the Rural Municipality of Gimli. Einarson is the three-time reigning women's national champion in curling, skipping her team to vi ...
's "Wildcard" team, settling for bronze medal.
In 2018, Crouse was replaced at lead by
Kristin Clarke
Kristin Clarke (born January 23, 1997) is a Canadian curler from Hammonds Plains, Nova Scotia.
Curling career
Clarke skipped the Nova Scotia 2015 NS U18 Women's Championship Team and the NS U21 Mixed Championship Team. She joined Team Fay as th ...
. On the tour, the team won the
New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel. At the
2019 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2019 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the provincial women's curling championship of Nova Scotia, was held from January 21 to 27 at the Dartmouth Curling Club in Dartmouth. The winning Jill Brothers team represented Nova Scotia at ...
, they lost in the final to Jill Brothers. In 2019 Clarke was replaced by Arsenault's niece
Emma Logan. The team won another tour event,
The Curling Store Cashspiel
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The World Curling Tour (W ...
. Later in the year they won the
2020 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts and represented Nova Scotia at the
2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts. At the Scotties, Arsenault led Nova Scotia to a 4-3 record in pool play, but lost in a tiebreaker to British Columbia, failing to qualify for the championship round.
2020–present
Following the 2020 Scotties, Arsenault announced she would be moving to British Columbia, where she will spend her retirement. On March 3, 2020, Arsenault announced she would be skipping
Kelly Scott's former teammates
Jeanna Schraeder,
Sasha Carter and
Renee Simons for the
2020–21 season. The team played in one event during the abbreviated season, finishing runner-up at the
Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash to Team
Corryn Brown. Due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in British Columbia, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled. As the reigning provincial champions, Team Brown was invited to represent British Columbia at the
2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, Canada's national women's curling championship, was held from February 19 to 28 at the Markin MacPhail Centre at Canada Olympic Park in Calgary, Alberta. The winning Kerri Einarson team represented Canada ...
, which they accepted, ending the season for Team Arsenault.
The next season, the team again reached the final of the Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash, losing to the
Kaila Buchy
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junior rink. They were able to compete in their provincial championship at the
2022 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts
The 2022 Scotties BC Women's Curling Championship, the provincial women's curling championship for British Columbia, was held from January 5 to 9 at the Kamloops Curling Club in Kamloops, British Columbia. The winning Mary-Anne Arsenault team rep ...
in
Kamloops
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from January 5 to 9. After losing to Team
Kayla MacMillan in both the A Final and 1 vs. 2 page playoff game, Team Arsenault defeated MacMillan 8–6 in the final to win the provincial championship. At the
2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, the team finished with a 3–5 round robin record, defeating Quebec, the Northwest Territories and the Yukon in their three victories. Also during the
2021–22 season, Arsenault skipped the British Columbia Senior Women's Team of
Penny Shantz
Penny Shantz (also known as Penny Ryan and Penny Shantz-Henderson; born May 23, 1960) is a Canadian curler.
She competed at the 1988 Winter Olympics when curling was a demonstration sport
A demonstration sport, or exhibition sport, is a sport ...
,
Diane Gushulak and
Grace MacInnes at the
2021 Canadian Senior Curling Championships
The 2021 Everest Canadian Senior Curling Championships was held from December 6 to 11 at the Community First Curling Centre in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario.
Men
Teams
The teams are listed as follows:
Round-robin standings
''Final round-robin st ...
. The team finished 8–2 through the round robin and championship pools, qualifying for the semifinal. They then defeated Nova Scotia before losing to Saskatchewan's
Sherry Anderson
Sherry Anderson (born January 6, 1964) is a Canadian curler from Delisle, Saskatchewan. She is a two-time winner of the World Senior Curling Championships for Canada.
Career
Anderson has been to ten Scotties Tournament of Hearts, six as a ski ...
in the final, settling for silver.
Personal life
Arsenault is a registered massage therapist and is a partner at the Academy of Curling. She is married to Alan Shepherd.
[ She has one daughter, and is the aunt of Emma Logan.]
Grand Slam record
Former events
References
External links
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1968 births
Living people
Canadian women curlers
Canadian women's curling champions
Canadian people of Acadian descent
World curling champions
Continental Cup of Curling participants
Canada Cup (curling) participants
Curlers from Nova Scotia
Curlers from Toronto
Curlers from British Columbia
Sportspeople from Halifax, Nova Scotia
Sportspeople from Scarborough, Toronto
People from the Regional District of Central Okanagan