Anthony Cosmo | |
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— Lacrosse player — | |
Born |
Mississauga, Ontario |
October 6, 1977
Position | Goaltender |
Height | 6 ft 2 in (1.88 m) |
Weight | 205 pounds (93 kg) |
MSL team | Brampton Excelsiors (MSL) |
NLL team F. Teams |
Buffalo Bandits Boston Blazers San Jose Stealth Toronto Rock |
Nationality | Canada |
NLL Draft | 15th overall, 1998 Rochester Knighthawks |
Pro career | 2001–present |
Shoots | Left |
Nickname | Coz |
Anthony Cosmo (born October 6, 1977 in Mississauga, Ontario) is a professional lacrosse goaltender for the Buffalo Bandits of 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)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 8th Mann Cup, and he was named the series' Most Valuable Player.
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. 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.