Patrick grew up playing hockey in his hometown, Rochester, NY, where he spent 13 seasons playing in the Webster Cyclones Youth Hockey Program. From there, he played a season of Junior A hockey for the Syracuse Stampede. Following the Stampede, Patrick attended SUNY Canton and earned a degree in Sports Business Management which led him to a job with the Nashville Predators Youth Hockey programs. Pat has been a private skills coach here in Nashville since 2017 and has been a head coach with the Jr Preds for the past five seasons.