Anthony Cosmo (lacrosse)

Anthony Cosmo
Born (1977-10-06) October 6, 1977 (age 47)
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 teamBrampton Excelsiors (MSL)
Pro career2001–2017
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.

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]

  1. ^ "Brampton Excelsiors 2007". June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
  2. ^ "Bandits Announce 2019-20 Coaching Staff". OurSports Central. 2019-10-29. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  3. ^ "Staff". Buffalo Bandits. Retrieved 2023-09-06.
  4. ^ "Budd Bailey: Bandits Goalie Cosmo Retires | Buffalo Sports Page". www.buffalosportspage.com. 2017-10-30. Retrieved 2023-09-06.