Pat wants YOU to enjoy this blog
I am raised in Parsippany New Jersey, which lies just west of New York City. The youngest of three I have a sister Catherine and the oldest being my brother Brian.
Brought up in a sports family I was encouraged to explore my competitive side early in my life. I would play football, ice hockey, and eventually lacrosse. I would pick up my first lacrosse stick in second grade given to me as a gift from my older cousin. I would later exchange this for a real stick and play on a real team for the first time in 6th grade.
This sparked a fire in me like no other.
I decided to dedicate all my time and effort to getting better at the sport I knew and loved. I set a lofty goal for myself early and that was to play college lacrosse. My parents went from equipment to save money because “I didn’t know if I would enjoy it or not”, to becoming a driving force behind my ambitious ultimate goal of becoming a college lacrosse player.
I am also an avid gamer. When I was 11 years old, I received an Xbox 360 for Christmas. This is a device that changed my life forever. I often make jokes that if I had substituted all the time I spent on Xbox and time spent practice lacrosse. I’d be the greatest lacrosse player in the nation.
I am in the Communications program at the University of Hartford to achieve a degree that will hopefully leverage me into a job I love. That is the ultimate goal right? I wont work a day in my life if I truly love my job.
I currently work as an ice hockey official in USA Youth Hockey Association. My job consists of getting yelled at by passionate hockey dads and coaches. To say the least I have thicker skin.
I hope you enjoy my blog, I’ll be posting about all different types of sports, the college athletics world, video games, and some social media mishaps too! For more information on me check out my LinkedIn account.
What would you like to hear me write about on my first blog?
Life of Patrick 