Anthony Cosmo (lacrosse)

Anthony Cosmo, born on 6 October 1977, is a Canadian former professional box lacrosse goaltender who now works as a goaltending coach in the National Lacrosse League. He came up through Junior A lacrosse with the Mississauga Tomahawks and the Burnaby Lakers, winning the Minto Cup with Burnaby in 1998, then joined the Victoria Shamrocks of the Western Lacrosse Association, who won their eighth Mann Cup in September 2005 with Cosmo named most valuable player of the series. His National Lacrosse League career began in 2001 as a backup with the Toronto Rock. After a 2004 trade to San Jose he continued as a starter, was picked for the 2005 and 2006 All-Star Games, and was named the league's goaltender of the year for 2007, when he led the league in goals against average and save percentage. He later played for the Boston Blazers and the Buffalo Bandits, the team he finished with, and he has coached the Bandits' goaltenders since the 2018-19 season. He is a three-time NLL All-Star.