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Cary Kaplan - President

Cary Kaplan has been a leading sports executive since 1995.

As founder and president of Cosmos Sports, in just over three  years, the company with the ambition to 'Win the Business', has rapidly established itself as an industry leader in several areas including Team Training and Education, Career Management, League Management, Branding, Brokerage and Athlete Management.

 

Under Cary's leadership, Cosmos Sports has built relationships with numerous teams, leagues and organizations, has run five conferences and academies, has launched two sports business websites, has represented hundreds of athletes, trained hundreds of teams, and perhaps most rewarding, has received high praise throughout.

 
  For six years, and prior to founding Cosmos Sports, Cary was a proud employee of the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club, involved in the management of their AHL franchises, the Hamilton Bulldogs. 

 

During his tenure in Hamilton, some of the highlights included The Bulldogs being awarded the Tourism Award of Excellence in 1998, 1999 and 2001 for the top marketed organization in Southern Ontario.  In 1999, he personally Won the Ken McKenzie Award (1999) as the American Hockey League’s top business executive.

 

As club President, Cary championed the “Stay Dogs Stay” campaign, resulting in over $1 million in incremental revenues,, and securing the long term sustainability of the hockey clubs future in Hamilton.  

 

During the six years with the Hamilton Bulldogs, attendance grew 32%.  This was the largest increase of any of the 36 AHL/IHL (AAA) hockey franchises in North America during this period.

 

In his rise from Director of Marketing, to Vice President and ultimately to club President and Alternate Governor in 2000, Cary became one of the youngest and most highly regarded executives in the industry.  In their 12th year, The Bulldogs are currently the longest serving Canadian franchise in the AHL.

 

Upon raising the capital for new ownership, and establishing the Montreal Canadiens as the new NHL partner of the Bulldogs, Cary left the club with his wife Amelia to found Cosmos Sports in 2003.

 

Cary received an Honours BA in Political Science from the University of Toronto, and subsequently achieved his MBA specializing in Marketing and International Business from Dalhousie University.


Email: carykaplan@aol.com

 

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Amelia Kaplan - Vice President

Amelia Kaplan has been an executive in the sports industry for 13 years.   She began her career in sports with the Edmonton Oilers farm club, the Cape Breton Oilers. In 1996, she moved with the team to Hamilton as the Hamilton Bulldogs Office Manager.

In 2003, Amelia left the Bulldogs to co-found Cosmos Sports with her husband Cary, where she is the Vice President of Operations.

 

Prior to working in the sports industry, Amelia's previous work experience included her tenure at the accounting firm, Peat Marwick Thorn and the University College of Cape Breton.
 
 

Amelia has an Executive Secretarial Science from the University College of Cape Breton and is proud of her upbringing in New Waterford, Cape Breton, Nova Scotia.

Email: amelialkaplan@aol.com

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Scott Mosey

Director, Business Operations

Scott Mosey has worked in sports for over 18 years and brings a track record of success. Whether as a player, coach, scout, or owner, Mosey has been successful at moving himself and his clients to “The Next Level”.

As a player, Scott was drafted and played in the (OHL) Ontario Hockey League for Guelph and the Sault Ste Marie Greyhounds. He was named to the OHL All-Star team and went to the Memorial Cup with the Sault Greyhounds after winning the OHL League Championship.

 
 

 

During his three years in the Ontario Hockey League, Mosey was named scholastic player for his team in each of the three seasons. His junior career culminated with winning the Dave Pinkney trophy for the OHL’s best goals against average in 1984.

 

Mosey went on to attend York University where he won a National CIS Championship while pursuing a degree in Politics and Law and Society. He won two OUAA Championships and was named York’s Athlete of the Year for hockey in 1985. Mosey still holds the University record for lowest career goals against average, a record that now stands for over 21 years.

 

He also attended Laurentian University for Business Administration while playing Junior A hockey.

 

Having coached, managed and owned teams at the Provincial Junior A level, His knowledge of the sports business landed him the position of Commissioner of the Metro Junior A Hockey League in 1997.

Mosey joined Cosmos Sports in 2003 where he worked on ticket sales accounts with the Toronto Blue Jays, Hamilton Tiger Cats, Toronto Rock and MLSE’S Toronto Raptors, and Toronto Marlies. He most recently managed over $2,500,000.00 in Rogers NFL Buffalo Bills in Toronto sales.

In 2004 Mosey was instrumental in launching an Athlete Management division of Cosmos Sports.  He is involved in their Sports Management Academy, Career Conferences, and Charitable Sports events. He has also taught and educated future sports executives at the Cosmos Sports Institute. Scott is responsible for the procurement of new business at Cosmos Sports.

Email: smosey@cosmossports.com

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Abhinav Nongmeikapam

Director, I.T & Creative Services

Abhinav Nongmeikapam joined the team at Cosmos Sports right after completing his internship program as a Sports Account / I.T Manager.

In 2008, Nongmeikapam was promoted to Director of I.T. & Creative Services. He earned his Post Graduate diploma in International Business Management from Centennial College, Toronto and Bachelor of Engineering in Computer Science from Vivesvaraya Technological University, Bangalore, India. During his time with Cosmos Sports, he developed and managed the websites (cosmossports.com, cosmossportsjobs.com and sportexecs.com) for the company.

 
   

Nongmeikapam recently developed an interactive website (sportexecs.com) for all the sport executives from various teams and leagues in North America to work together to exchange ideas, profit generating concepts and best practices throughout the industry. Nongmeikapam always knew that his career goal was in sports industry. His passion for sports has come from playing and watching sports. He played tennis, table tennis and soccer for the school team. Nongmeikapam is from Manipur, India. Today, he resides in Toronto and enjoying his active life style. His interest includes tennis, soccer, football and music.    

Email: abhinav@cosmossports.com

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Brendan Kemke

Marketing Manager

Brendan started at Cosmos Sports in September 2007. He has graduated from Durham College with a Sport Management Advanced Diploma and from Conestoga College with a diploma in General Business.

He has extensive knowledge in team marketing, sponsorship, and ticket sales. During his time at Cosmos, Brendan has been the Director of Marketing on a number of properties, including  the North York Astros & Brampton Lions FC of the Canadian Soccer League, and the Hamilton Avalanche of the USL W-League.

 
  Email: bkemke@cosmossports.com

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Michael Miele

Brand Manager

Michael started at Cosmos Sports in September 2007 as an account executive. He graduated from York University with a Kinesiology Degree and completed the York University Sport Administration certificate program.

 

Currently Michael is the Brand Manager for a number of teams including the North York Astros, Portugal FC and TFC Academy of the Canadian Soccer League. His day to day operations include ticket sales, game operations and ultimately creating awareness within the community.

 
 

Michael has also been involved with Adam Bennett’s 3on3 Youth Hockey Leagues where he was responsible for driving registration, sponsorship and also marketing the 4 different cities.

 

Email: mmiele@cosmossports.com

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Bryan McGahey

Recruitment Manager

Bryan joined Cosmos Sports in February 2008 as an intern Account Executive assisting with the Athlete Management and Career Management Departments.

Currently Bryan is the Recruiting Manager for the Athlete and Career Management Departments.  He is responsible for servicing athletes in the collegiate and professional ranks while providing them with future opportunities to grow their career in their respective fields.  Above all he enjoys educating athletes and student athletes alike on the opportunities that exist, and believes that simply knowing how to approach these opportunities is invaluable.

 
  Additionally, Bryan is responsible for managing cosmossportsjobs.com and executing executive searches for professional sports teams.  Having used the service to find a career is what landed him at Cosmos Sports in the first place.

Email: bmcgahey@cosmossports.com

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Anthony Lancione

Sports Account Executive

Anthony graduated from Ted Rogers School of Business Management at Ryerson University with a major in Marketing and a minor in Law. His long term aspirations lie in sports marketing from either a professional franchise standpoint or governing body.

Anthony works day to day with Corporate Branding initiatives, website maintenance and such projects as Cosmos’ Sports Management Academy, CSL and Trot Magazine creative and promotional activities.

 
  Anthony joined Cosmos Sports because of his enthusiasm for combining his academic background of Marketing with his deeply ingrained lifelong passion for sports.

Email: alancione@cosmossports.com

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Melissa Ryder

Sports Account Executive

Melissa joined Cosmos Sports in September of 2008 as a Sports Account Executive with a sincere passion for sports. She has recently graduated from Brock University and obtained a Bachelor in Sport Management. In the past she has worked a variety of jobs within the sports industry, however she strongly believes that her hands-on experience working at this sport management firm will help further her in this fast-paced industry.

 
  Her hobbies include playing competitive girls ice hockey, snowmobiling, golfing, fishing, and rollerblading. Her favorite professional sports team is the Toronto Maple Leafs and hopes to one day witness them win the Stanley Cup!

Email: mryder@cosmossports.com

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Rachelle Pantaleon

Sports Account Executive

Rachelle graduated from the University of Western Ontario with a Kinesiology degree and has joined Cosmos because of her passion and love for sports. She is extremely active, and enjoys biking, skateboarding and playing tennis, and also competes in volleyball, basketball and soccer on a weekly basis.

As a Sports Account Executive, Rachelle’s main focus is on the 2008 Sports Management Academy. She is also involved in working on Standardbred Canada’s Trot magazine and CSL game

 
  day operations. Rachelle plans to use her experience to help further her future aspirations in the sports industry, and hopes to one day work for her favorite team, the Toronto Raptors.

Email: rpantaleon@cosmossports.com

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Ryan Blaney

Sports Account Executive

Ryan joined Cosmos Sports in September 2008 as a Sport Account Executive working in the Athlete Management department. He graduated in Marketing and Sales at Sheridan College Institute of Technology. Ryan has a diverse resume in Junior Hockey, playing in the OPJHL, MJHL, and GMOHL – He is passionate about the advancement and education of athletes, and would like to pursue a career in Sports Management.

 

 

 
 

Email: rblaney@cosmossports.com

 

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Walter Kim

Sports Account Executive

Walter Kim earned a Sociology B.A. from York University in 2003. He also earned a Creative Advertising Diploma from Centennial College in 2005. He is excited to have begun his internship at Cosmos Sports. Within his first month at Cosmos Sports, he sees the strength and potential of Cosmos and is excited to see the firm make great strides in the sports industry.

 

Walter has an intense passion for sports because of the

 
  comraderie that is created through sport. Since he was young, he has spent majority of his free time skateboarding, snowboarding, playing hockey, baseball, volleyball, football, basketball and soccer.

Email: wkim@cosmossports.com

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COSMOS SPORTS

1690 Bonhill Road

Mississsauga, Ontario

L5T 1C8

P: 905.564.4660

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