{{Short description|Canadian curler (born 1968)}} {{Infobox curler | name = Mary-Anne Arsenault | image = | caption = | other_names = Mary-Anne Waye | birth_name = | birth_date = {{birth date and age|1968|8|19}} | birth_place = [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]] | Curling club = [[Kelowna Curling Club|Kelowna CC]], <br /> [[Kelowna|Kelowna, BC]]<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/7430/teams/31618/team_athletes/31618-fourth-8378|title=Mary-Anne Arsenault Profile|website=Curling Canada|access-date=January 28, 2022}}</ref> | Member Association = {{NS}} (1993–2020) <br /> {{BC}} (2020–2022) | Hearts appearances = 15 ({{STOH|1993}}, {{STOH|1999}}, {{STOH|2000}}, {{STOH|2001}}, {{STOH|2002}}, {{STOH|2003}}, {{STOH|2004}}, {{STOH|2005}}, {{STOH|2006}}, {{STOH|2008}}, {{STOH|2013}}, {{STOH|2015}}, {{STOH|2018}}, {{STOH|2020}}, {{STOH|2022}}) | World Championship appearances = 5 ({{WWCC|1999}}, {{WWCC|2001}}, {{WWCC|2002}}, {{WWCC|2003}}, {{WWCC|2004}}) | Top CCA ranking = 2nd (2003–04) | Grand Slam victories = | medals = {{MedalSport | Women's [[curling]] }} {{MedalCountry | {{CAN}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[World Curling Championships|World Championships]]}} {{MedalGold | [[2001 World Women's Curling Championship|2001 Lausanne]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2004 World Women's Curling Championship|2004 Gävle]] | }} {{MedalSilver | [[2003 World Women's Curling Championship|2003 Winnipeg]] | }} {{MedalCountry | {{NS}} }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Scotties Tournament of Hearts]]}} {{MedalGold | [[1999 Scott Tournament of Hearts|1999 Charlottetown]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2001 Scott Tournament of Hearts|2001 Sudbury]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2002 Scott Tournament of Hearts|2002 Brandon]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2003 Scott Tournament of Hearts|2003 Kitchener]] | }} {{MedalGold | [[2004 Scott Tournament of Hearts|2004 Red Deer]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2006 Scott Tournament of Hearts|2006 London]] | }} {{MedalBronze | [[2018 Scotties Tournament of Hearts|2018 Pentiction]] | }} {{MedalCompetition | [[Canadian Olympic Curling Trials]]}} {{MedalBronze | [[2001 Canadian Olympic Curling Trials|2001 Regina]] | }} }}
'''Mary-Anne Arsenault''' (born August 19, 1968 in [[Scarborough, Toronto|Scarborough]], [[Ontario]], also known as '''Mary-Anne Waye''' when she was married) is a Canadian former [[curling|curler]] from [[Lake Country, British Columbia]].<ref name="Media Guide">{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/01/2022-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-2.pdf|title=2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide|website=Curling Canada|access-date=January 26, 2022|archive-date=April 5, 2022|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220405105800/https://www.curling.ca/files/2022/01/2022-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-2.pdf|url-status=dead}}</ref> She is a five-time [[Scott Tournament of Hearts|Canadian Champion]], and two-time [[World Curling Championships|World Curling Champion]].<ref>{{cite web |url=http://curling.ca/content/Championships/archivedStatistics.asp |title=Archived copy |access-date=2009-09-01 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20090916002714/http://www.curling.ca/content/Championships/archivedStatistics.asp |archive-date=2009-09-16}}</ref>
==Career==
===1999–2006=== Arsenault joined up with [[Colleen Jones]] prior to the 1999 season. She had previously played with Jones, as her lead at the [[1993 Scott Tournament of Hearts]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2003_Scott_Tournament_of_Hearts.pdf?e81271 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-21 |archive-date=2012-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516151737/http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2003_Scott_Tournament_of_Hearts.pdf?e81271 |url-status=dead }}</ref> Together with Jones, [[Nancy Delahunt]] and [[Kim Kelly (curler)|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.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2005_Scott_Tournament_of_Hearts.pdf?e81271 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516151756/http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2005_Scott_Tournament_of_Hearts.pdf?e81271 |archive-date=2012-05-16 |url-status=dead}}</ref> 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 (curler)|Jennifer Jones]], in the semi-final. Nova Scotia would lose to Canada, giving the team a third-place finish and a bronze medal.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2006_Scott_Tournament_of_Hearts.pdf?e81271 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-21 |archive-date=2012-05-16 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516151802/http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/2006_Scott_Tournament_of_Hearts.pdf?e81271 |url-status=dead }}</ref> 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]] in January 2008 by defeating [[Colleen Pinkney]] in the Nova Scotia final. They would finish 6-5 in round robin, missing the playoffs.<ref>{{Cite web |url=http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2008_Scotties_Tournament_of_Hearts.pdf?e81271 |title=Archived copy |access-date=2011-12-21 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120516151823/http://cdn.curling.ca/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/2008_Scotties_Tournament_of_Hearts.pdf?e81271 |archive-date=2012-05-16 |url-status=dead}}</ref>
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]] and the [[2010 Scotties Tournament of Hearts]]. At the [[2011 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]], 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]].
In 2011 Arsenault would reunite with former Jones teammate [[Kim Kelly (curler)|Kim Kelly]], who joined Arsenault's team playing second.
For the 2012-2013 season Arsenault and Kelly reunited with former skip [[Colleen Jones]], with the goal of reaching the [[2014 Winter Olympics]] in [[Sochi]], [[Russia]].<ref>{{Cite web |url=https://www.cbc.ca/sports/olympics/winter/curling/colleen-jones-s-rink-reunites-for-shot-at-sochi-olympics-1.1163749 |title=Colleen Jones's rink reunites for shot at Sochi Olympics | CBC Sports}}</ref> Jones throws second stones on the team, while acting as the rink's vice skip, or "mate" while Arsenault skips. [[Jennifer Baxter (curler)|Jennifer Baxter]] remains on the rink at lead, while Arsenault's former third of [[Stephanie McVicar]], left the team to play with [[Heather Smith-Dacey]], and [[Nancy Delahunt]] joined the team as the 5th.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/teamslist.php?eventtypeid%3D51 |title=World Curling Tour |access-date=2012-05-23 |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20120205165718/http://www.worldcurlingtour.com/teamslist.php?eventtypeid=51 |archive-date=2012-02-05}}</ref> 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]] at second. Kelly and Gamble left the team after one season and were replaced by [[Christina Black]] and [[Jane Snyder (curler)|Jane Snyder]]. Arsenault finally won her first career [[World Curling Tour]] 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]], 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]] at second. The team had a disappointing record at the [[2017 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]], 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]]'s "Wildcard" team, settling for bronze medal.
In 2018, Crouse was replaced at lead by [[Kristin Clarke]]. On the tour, the team won the [[New Scotland Clothing Ladies Cashspiel]]. At the [[2019 Nova Scotia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]], 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]]. 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 from [[Halifax, Nova Scotia|Halifax]] to British Columbia, where she will spend her retirement.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.cbc.ca/news/canada/nova-scotia/arsenault-retirement-women-s-curling-1.6372557|title='It's time': Part of N.S. curling dynasty taking a step back}}</ref><ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.thechronicleherald.ca/sports/local-sports/mary-anne-arsenault-throwing-last-rocks-for-ns-at-scotties-411009/|title=Mary-Anne Arsenault throwing last rocks for N.S. At Scotties | Saltwire |last1=Myrer |first1=George }}</ref> 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 curling season|2020–21 season]].<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/eight-ends-breaking-down-top-team-changes-for-next-season-2020-21/|title=Eight Ends: Breaking down top team changes for next season|website=Grand Slam of Curling|author=Jonathan Brazeau|date=March 24, 2020|access-date=March 25, 2020|archive-date=April 19, 2023|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230419071357/https://thegrandslamofcurling.com/eight-ends-breaking-down-top-team-changes-for-next-season-2020-21/|url-status=dead}}</ref> The team played in one event during the abbreviated season, finishing runner-up at the [[Kelowna Double Cash|Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash]] to Team [[Corryn Brown]].<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?eventid=6761&eventtypeid=82&view=Main#1|title=2020 Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash|website=CurlingZone|access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref> 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]], which they accepted, ending the season for Team Arsenault.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/bc-sending-brown-laycock-to-calgary-bubble-after-cancelling-playdowns-1.1574185|title=BC sending Brown, Laycock to Calgary bubble after cancelling playdowns|work=TSN|date=January 7, 2021|access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref>
The next season, the team again reached the final of the Sunset Ranch Kelowna Double Cash, losing to the [[Kaila Buchy]] junior rink. They were able to compete in their provincial championship at the [[2022 British Columbia Scotties Tournament of Hearts]] in [[Kamloops]] 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.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=4575|title=Arsenault wins BC Scotties|publisher=CurlingZone|date=January 9, 2022|access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref> 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.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/curling/article/2022-scotties-tournament-hearts-standings-schedule-results/|title=2022 Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Standings, schedule and results|website=Sportsnet|date=January 28, 2022|access-date=February 19, 2022}}</ref> Also during the [[2021–22 curling season|2021–22 season]], Arsenault skipped the British Columbia Senior Women's Team of [[Penny Shantz]], [[Diane Gushulak]] and [[Grace MacInnes]] at the [[2021 Canadian Senior Curling Championships]]. 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]] in the final, settling for silver.<ref>{{Cite news|url=https://www.curling.ca/blog/2021/12/11/champions-crowned/|title=Champions Crowned!|publisher=Curling Canada|date=December 11, 2021|access-date=February 20, 2022}}</ref>
==Personal life== Arsenault is a registered massage therapist and is a partner at the Academy of Curling. She is married to Alan Shepherd.<ref name="Media Guide"/> She has one daughter, and is the aunt of [[Emma Logan]].<ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2020/02/2020-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-Media-Guide-3.pdf |title=2020 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide |author=<!--Not stated--> |date=<!--Not stated--> |publisher=Curling Canada |access-date=2020-02-12 |archive-date=2020-02-12 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200212185213/https://www.curling.ca/files/2020/02/2020-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-Media-Guide-3.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref>
==Grand Slam record== {{Curling GS key}} {{clear}} {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Event ! [[2006–07 curling season|2006–07]] ! [[2007–08 curling season|2007–08]] ! [[2008–09 curling season|2008–09]] ! [[2009–10 curling season|2009–10]] ! [[2010–11 curling season|2010–11]] ! [[2011–12 curling season|2011–12]] ! [[2012–13 curling season|2012–13]] ! [[2013–14 curling season|2013–14]] ! [[2014–15 curling season|2014–15]] ! [[2015–16 curling season|2015–16]] ! [[2016–17 curling season|2016–17]] ! [[2017–18 curling season|2017–18]] ! [[2018–19 curling season|2018–19]] ! [[2019–20 curling season|2019–20]] |- | [[Masters (curling)|Masters]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2012 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2015 The Masters Grand Slam of Curling|QF]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |- | [[Tour Challenge]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2018 Tour Challenge|T2]] |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2019 Tour Challenge|T2]] |- | [[Players' Championship|Players']] |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2008 Players' Championship|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2014 Players' Championship|Q]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;" | N/A |}
===Former events=== {| class="wikitable" border="1" |- ! Event ! [[2006–07 curling season|2006–07]] ! [[2007–08 curling season|2007–08]] ! [[2008–09 curling season|2008–09]] ! [[2009–10 curling season|2009–10]] ! [[2010–11 curling season|2010–11]] ! [[2011–12 curling season|2011–12]] ! [[2012–13 curling season|2012–13]] ! [[2013–14 curling season|2013–14]] |- | [[Colonial Square Ladies Classic|Colonial Square]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2013 Colonial Square Ladies Classic|Q]] |- | [[Sobeys Slam]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#afeeee;"| [[2007 Sobeys Slam|Q]] |style="background:#ffebcd;"| [[2008 Sobeys Slam|QF]] |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| DNP |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |style="background:#EFEFEF;"| N/A |}
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