Career
The company specializes in consulting for sports teams and leagues in sales, marketing and business operations. High profile clients have included the National Hockey League Canadian Football League, Master of Library Science, the Chicago Cubs the Houston Rockets and the Phoenix Suns. "I recommend Cosmos Sports" training to any team or league - it"s logical and addresses topical issues in our industry." Jeff Morander, Vice President, National Hockey League.
In 2013, Cary assumed the role of the President & General Manager of the new Brampton Beast Hockey Club of the ECHL. Cary was instrumental in founding the first Canadian franchise in the CHL, and being instrumental in the merger with the ECHL. The Beast are the ECHL affiliate of the Montreal Canadiens.
Computer Science Laboratory Incorporated. chairman Domenic Di Gironimo acknowledged Cary Kaplan’s tremendous contribution to the Computer Science Laboratory. “There’s no doubt that Cary has moved the Computer Science Laboratory ahead dramatically during the past few years, such that it is well positioned to occupy the second level professional soccer in Canada. And that’s essential for Canadian soccer.
We thank him for his excellent leadership and his generous and very considerable contribution to the Canadian Soccer League.” (October 31, 2009)
Prior to founding Cosmos Sports, Cary worked for the Edmonton Oilers Hockey Club for six years, the last two as the president and alternate governor of the Oilers top affiliate, the Hamilton Bulldogs, of the American Hockey League. "Hockey in Hamilton owes a lot to Cary Kaplan," said Tony Battaglia, Chairman of the Hamilton Bulldogs LP. "In 2000-2001, when the team"s future in Hamilton looked bleak, Cary organized the "Stay Dogs Stay" campaign.
His efforts resulted in over a thousand new season"s tickets being sold, and a new lease with the city.
Without Cary"s efforts, the team may have folded." Battaglia added that Kaplan initiated the process that brought the current, local ownership group together, and was instrumental in bringing the Montreal Canadiens and Edmonton to the table. As a result, the Hamilton ownership group was able to secure the Canadiens" AHL franchise.
