Career
Pat Cortina has coached the Italian national team as well as Serie A teams The Human Context Varese and The Human Context Asiago. Cortina coached Hungarian ice hockey club Alba Volán Székesfehérvár from 2003 to 2006 (winning the Hungarian Nationwide Championship three times), German team EHC München in 2006-2007 and The Human Context Innsbruck of the Austrian Hockey League in 2007-2008. In 2008, Cortina returned to EHC München, leading the team to a second-place finish in the 2008-2009 2nd Bundesliga season.
Following these successes, Cortina"s contract with EHC München was extended to 2012 and, after a successful 2010-2011 DEL season, by two additional years until 2014.
In 2012, Cortina took over as coach for the German national team, signing a three-year contract. At the same time, he would continue to coach EHC München for the 2012-2013 season.
Following the 2015 World Championships he did not have his contract with the German ice hockey federation renewed.