Anthony Cosmo (lacrosse)

Anthony Cosmo (born October 6, 1977) is a former professional lacrosse goaltender 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.

Anthony Cosmo

Born	(1977-10-06) October 6, 1977 Mississauga, Ontario
Nationality	Canada
Height	6 ft 2 in (1.88 m)
Weight	205 pounds (93 kg)
Shoots	Left
Position	Goaltender
NLL draft	15th overall, 1998 Rochester Knighthawks
NLL teams	Boston Blazers San Jose Stealth Toronto Rock Buffalo Bandits
MSL team	Brampton Excelsiors (MSL)
Pro career	2001–2017
Nickname	Coz

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.

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.[2] 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 5th 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 6th 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.[3]

Cosmo was traded to the Chicago Shamrox for Matt Roik and two first-round draft picks.[4] 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.[5] During the 2009 NLL season, he was named a reserve to the All-Star game.[6]

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.[7] 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.[8]

Statistics

NLL

Reference:[9]

Anthony Cosmo		Regular Season								Playoffs
Season	Team	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA	Sv	Sv %	GP	Min	W	L	GA	GAA	Sv	Sv %
2001	Toronto Rock	5	132:10	1	1	19	8.63	69	0.784	1	0:00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0.000
2002	Toronto Rock	16	255:33	2	2	45	10.57	170	0.791	2	0:00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0.000
2003	Toronto Rock	16	359:12	5	1	61	10.19	226	0.787	2	0:00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0.000
2004	Toronto Rock	16	392:26	5	1	68	10.40	222	0.766	1	37:23	0	1	11	17.65	18	0.621
2005	San Jose Stealth	15	698:45	3	9	143	12.28	427	0.749	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2006	San Jose Stealth	13	688:05	5	7	119	10.38	420	0.779	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2007	San Jose Stealth	15	810:00	8	5	138	10.22	524	0.792	2	106:39	1	1	20	11.25	63	0.759
2008	San Jose Stealth	16	824:56	7	6	147	10.69	571	0.795	1	60:00	0	1	18	18.00	40	0.690
2009	Boston Blazers	15	0:00	0	0	0	0.00	0	0.000	1	59:59	0	1	10	10.00	35	0.778
2010	Boston Blazers	15	890:18	7	6	141	9.50	559	0.799	1	60:00	0	1	12	12.00	37	0.755
2011	Boston Blazers	16	913:08	8	7	147	9.66	484	0.767	1	60:00	0	1	11	11.00	29	0.725
2012	Buffalo Bandits	9	382:02	3	3	79	12.41	249	0.759	1	60:00	0	1	7	7.00	48	0.873
2013	Buffalo Bandits	14	628:21	4	4	140	13.37	423	0.751	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
2014	Buffalo Bandits	18	1,063:36	8	9	191	10.77	752	0.797	3	180:00	2	1	34	11.33	107	0.759
2015	Buffalo Bandits	17	1,013:41	10	7	191	11.31	681	0.781	1	59:29	0	1	14	14.12	41	0.745
2016	Buffalo Bandits	15	711:00	8	2	139	11.73	501	0.783	4	240:00	2	2	47	11.75	164	0.777
2017	Buffalo Bandits	14	583:01	5	6	132	13.58	437	0.768	–	–	–	–	–	–	–	–
		245	10,346:14	89	76	1,900	11.02	6,715	0.779	21	923:30	5	11	184	11.95	582	0.760
Career Total:		266	11,269:44	94	87	2,084	11.10	7,297	0.778

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

References

1. "Brampton Excelsiors 2007". June 18, 2007. Archived from the original on September 29, 2007. Retrieved 2007-06-18.
2. "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.
3. "Cosmo Wins Progressive Goalie of the Year". NLL.com. May 2, 2007. Retrieved 2007-05-02.
4. "San Jose Deals Cosmo to Chicago". NLL.com. August 29, 2008. Archived from the original on 9 September 2008. Retrieved 2008-08-29.
5. "Cosmo Selected First Overall By Boston". NLL.com. December 12, 2008. Archived from the original on April 17, 2009. Retrieved 2008-12-13.
6. "All-Star reserves announced". NLL.com. February 19, 2009. Archived from the original on 21 February 2009. Retrieved 2009-03-05.
7. "Philadelphia acquires Dan Dawson". NLL.com. September 6, 2011. Archived from the original on September 27, 2011. Retrieved 2011-11-27.
8. "Bandits acquire Cosmo from Minnesota". Buffalo Bandits web site. February 17, 2012. Archived from the original on 2012-07-30. Retrieved 2012-02-17.
9. "Player National Lacrosse League". NLL.com. Retrieved March 9, 2020.

External links

• Anthony Cosmo at the Victoria Shamrocks Official Website