Anthony Cosmo (lacrosse)

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Anthony Cosmo
Born (1977-10-06) October 6, 1977 (age 46)
Mississauga, Ontario, Canada
Height6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight205 pounds (93 kg)
ShootsLeft
PositionGoaltender
NLL draft15th overall, 1998
Rochester Knighthawks
NLL teams
MSL team Brampton Excelsiors (MSL)
Pro career 2001–2017
NicknameCoz

Anthony Cosmo (born October 6, 1977) is a former professional lacrosse goaltender and current goaltending coach in the National Lacrosse League. Cosmo is a three-time NLL All-Star, and was named NLL Goaltender of the Year in 2007. Cosmo also plays for the Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) [1] Major Series Lacrosse Senior A Men's league.

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Cosmo began his lacrosse career with the Junior A Mississauga Tomahawks of the Ontario Lacrosse Association. He then went on to play for the Burnaby Lakers of the BC Junior A Lacrosse League. In 1998, playing with fellow stars Cam Sedgwick and Kaleb Toth, Cosmo and the Lakers won the Minto Cup.

Cosmo then went on to play for the Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association. On September 16, 2005, the Shamrocks won their eighth Mann Cup, and he was named the series' Most Valuable Player.

Since the 2018-19 National Lacrosse League season, [2] Cosmo has served as the goaltending coach for the NLL's Buffalo Bandits, [3] the team with which he ended his playing career. [4]

National Lacrosse League career

In 2001, he made his NLL debut with the Toronto Rock, where he played for four seasons as a backup goaltender. On July 27, 2004, Cosmo was traded to San Jose in a six-player blockbuster trade. [5] He continued to succeed as a starter for the Stealth, and was selected as the starting goaltender for the Western Division in both the 2005 and 2006 National Lacrosse League All-Star Game.

In 2009 Cosmo finished fifth in the league with a 12.28 goals against average (GAA). During 2006, Cosmo's 10.38 GAA was the third best in the league, and his save percentage was sixth best in the league. 2007 was Cosmo's best career season, leading the league in both GAA (10.22) and save percentage (.792). For his performance, Cosmo was named the Progressive Goaltender of the Year award for the 2007 season. [6]

Cosmo was traded to the Chicago Shamrox for Matt Roik and two first-round draft picks. [7] However, shortly before the 2009 season began, the Shamrox suspended operations, and a dispersal draft was held. Cosmo was selected first overall by the expansion Boston Blazers. [8] During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game. [9]

After three seasons, the Boston Blazers announced that they would not be participating in the 2012 NLL season, and a dispersal draft was held. Cosmo was selected third overall by the Minnesota Swarm. [10] Cosmo never reported to the Swarm, and five games into the 2012 season he was traded to the Buffalo Bandits for two first-round draft picks. [11]

Statistics

NLL

Reference: [12]

Anthony Cosmo Regular SeasonPlayoffs
SeasonTeamGPMinWLGAGAASvSv %GPMinWLGAGAASvSv %

2001 Toronto Rock 5132:1011198.63690.78410:000000.0000.000
2002 Toronto Rock 16255:33224510.571700.79120:000000.0000.000
2003 Toronto Rock 16359:12516110.192260.78720:000000.0000.000
2004 Toronto Rock 16392:26516810.402220.766137:23011117.65180.621
2005 San Jose Stealth 15698:453914312.284270.749––––––––
2006 San Jose Stealth 13688:055711910.384200.779––––––––
2007 San Jose Stealth 15810:008513810.225240.7922106:39112011.25630.759
2008 San Jose Stealth 16824:567614710.695710.795160:00011818.00400.690
2009 Boston Blazers 150:000000.0000.000159:59011010.00350.778
2010 Boston Blazers 15890:18761419.505590.799160:00011212.00370.755
2011 Boston Blazers 16913:08871479.664840.767160:00011111.00290.725
2012 Buffalo Bandits 9382:02337912.412490.759160:000177.00480.873
2013 Buffalo Bandits 14628:214414013.374230.751––––––––
2014 Buffalo Bandits 181,063:368919110.777520.7973180:00213411.331070.759
2015 Buffalo Bandits 171,013:4110719111.316810.781159:29011414.12410.745
2016 Buffalo Bandits 15711:008213911.735010.7834240:00224711.751640.777
2017 Buffalo Bandits 14583:015613213.584370.768––––––––
24510,346:1489761,90011.026,7150.77921923:3051118411.955820.760
Career Total:26611,269:4494872,08411.107,2970.778

GP–Games played;Min–Minutes played;W–Wins;L–Losses;GA–Goals against;GAA– Goals against average;Sv–Number of saves;Sv %– Save percentage;

Awards

Preceded by NLL Goaltender of the Year
2007 		Succeeded by
Preceded by
unknown
 Mississauga's Pro Athlete of the Year
2008		Succeeded by
incumbent

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  2. ↑ "Bandits Announce 2019-20 Coaching Staff". OurSports Central. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  3. ↑ "Staff". Buffalo Bandits. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
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  5. ↑ "Sandersons reunited in Toronto after blockbuster trade". Outsider's Guide to the NLL. July 28, 2004. Archived from the original on 26 September 2007. Retrieved 2007-09-27.
  6. ↑ "Cosmo Wins Progressive Goalie of the Year". NLL.com. May 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
  7. ↑ "San Jose Deals Cosmo to Chicago". NLL.com. August 29, 2008. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
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