Nicole Arsenault-Bishop
{{short description|Canadian curler}}
{{Infobox curler
| name = Nicole Arsenault-Bishop
| image =
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| birth_name = Nicole Arsenault
| birth_date = {{birth date and age|1981|10|28}}
| birth_place = Moncton, New Brunswick
| Curling club = Curl Moncton,
Moncton, NB{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/scoreboard/#!/competitions/6777/teams/29258/team_athletes/29258-second-18994|title=Nicole Arsenault Bishop Profile|website=Curling Canada|access-date=February 16, 2021}}
| Skip = Nicole Arsenault-Bishop
| Third = Natalie Hearn
| Second = Lynn LeBlanc
| Lead = Taryn Abernethy
| Alternate = Krista Flanagan
| Member Association = {{NB}}
| Hearts appearances = 3 ({{STOH|2016}}, {{STOH|2018}}, {{STOH|2021}})
| Top CCA ranking = 48th (2018–19)
| medaltemplates =
}}
Nicole Arsenault-Bishop (born October 28, 1981) is a Canadian curler from Riverview, New Brunswick.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curling.ca/files/2021/02/2021-Scotties-Tournament-of-Hearts-media-guide-1.pdf|title=2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts Media Guide|website=Curling Canada|access-date=February 16, 2021}} She currently skips her own team out of Curl Moncton in Moncton, New Brunswick.
Career
Arsenault-Bishop played in her first New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts in 2015 as second for the Melissa Adams rink. They defeated Shannon Tatlock in the semifinal before losing the final to the Sylvie Robichaud rink.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=3726&teamid=84844&profileid=5226#1|title=2015 New Brunswick Scotties|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 1, 2019}} The following year, she left the Adams rink and joined the Robichaud team as their alternate. They would go on to win the 2016 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts and represent New Brunswick at the 2016 Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they finished with a 2–9 record.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=4176&teamid=95000&profileid=|title=2016 New Brunswick Scotties|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 1, 2019}} In 2016, she moved up to play second. They couldn't defend their provincial title, losing the tiebreaker to Sarah Mallais. The following year, Arsenault-Bishop's former teammate Melissa Adams joined the team at third. It proved to be a successful addition as the Robichaud rink won the 2018 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/event.php?view=Team&eventid=5124&eventid=5124&teamid=117900&profileid=10142#1|title=2018 New Brunswick Scotties|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 1, 2019}} They would have more success this time at the National Championship, finishing the new pool play format with a 4–3 record. This placed them fifth in their pool, not enough to qualify for the Championship Pool. The following season, her rink would win the 2018 Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel on the World Curling Tour.{{Cite web|url=https://www.curlingzone.com/post.php?postid=2252|title=Sylvie Robichaud wins Tim Hortons Spitfire Arms Cash Spiel|website=CurlingZone|access-date=December 1, 2019}} They could not defend their provincial title at the 2019 New Brunswick Scotties Tournament of Hearts where they lost to the Sarah Mallais rink in the semifinal.
After failing to win the provincial championship in 2020 as well, Team Quillian disbanded. Sylvie Quillian joined the Andrea Crawford rink whereas Melissa Adams and Kendra Lister formed a new team. Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in New Brunswick, the 2021 provincial championship was cancelled. As the reigning provincial champions, Team Crawford was given the invitation to represent New Brunswick at the 2021 Scotties Tournament of Hearts, but they declined due to work and family commitments.{{Cite news|url=https://www.tsn.ca/curl-playdowns-inactive-1.1559805|title=What's the status of Canada's provincial and territorial curling playdowns?|website=TSN|date=December 4, 2020|access-date=February 16, 2021}} Team Adams was then invited in their place, which they accepted. Adams' third Justine Comeau could not attend the event however due to being a student, leaving Arsenault Bishop to take her place.{{Cite news|url=https://www.facebook.com/TeamComeauNBJuniors/posts/1677592809109814?__tn__=-R|title=Team Adams representing New Brunswick at the 2021 Scotties in Calgary|website=Facebook|author=Team Comeau|date=January 20, 2021|access-date=February 16, 2021}} At the Hearts, they finished with a 3–5 round robin record, failing to qualify for the championship round.{{Cite web|url=https://www.sportsnet.ca/scotties-tournament-hearts-scores-standings-schedule-results-2021-bubble/|title=Scotties Tournament of Hearts: Scores, standings, schedule|website=Sportsnet|access-date=February 27, 2021}}
Personal life
Teams
| class="wikitable" |
| scope="col"| Season
! scope="col"| Skip ! scope="col"| Third ! scope="col"| Second ! scope="col"| Lead ! scope="col"| Alternate |
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| scope="row"| 2014–15{{Cite web|title=Nicole Arsenault Bishop Past Teams|url=http://www.curlingzone.com/player.php?playerid=1087&view=Teams#1|website=CurlingZone|accessdate=December 1, 2019}}
| Melissa Adams || Danielle Amos || Nicole Arsenault-Bishop || Kendra Lister || |
| scope="row"| 2015–16
| Sylvie Robichaud || Rebecca Atkinson || Marie Richard || Jane Boyle || Nicole Arsenault-Bishop |
| scope="row"| 2016–17
| Sylvie Robichaud || Jessica Ronalds || Nicole Arsenault-Bishop || Michelle Majeau || |
| scope="row"| 2017–18
| Sylvie Robichaud || Melissa Adams || Nicole Arsenault-Bishop || Kendra Lister || |
| scope="row"| 2018–19
| Sylvie Robichaud || Melissa Adams || Nicole Arsenault-Bishop || Kendra Lister || Jaclyn Crandall |
| scope="row"| 2019–20
| Sylvie Quillian || Melissa Adams || Nicole Arsenault-Bishop || Kendra Lister || Jaclyn Tingley |
| scope="row"| 2020–21
| Melissa Adams || Justine Comeau || Jaclyn Tingley || Kendra Lister || Nicole Arsenault-Bishop |
| scope="row"| 2022–23
| Shaelyn Park || Nicole Arsenault-Bishop || Krista Flanagan || Lynn LeBlanc || |
| scope="row"| 2023–24
| Nicole Arsenault-Bishop || Natalie Hearn || Lynn LeBlanc || Krista Flanagan || Tyler Parmiter |
| scope="row"| 2024–25
| Nicole Arsenault-Bishop || Natalie Hearn || Lynn LeBlanc || Taryn Abernethy || Krista Flanagan |
References
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Category:Canadian women curlers