Attilio Biasca Living Out Dream with Bruins, ‘Earn My Spot’

BOSTON –– Rain came thudding down on a striped tent in Sternberk, Czechia. It was a summer day in 2011.

Inside the tent sat David Krejci, accompanied by the Stanley Cup, which he and the Boston Bruins had just hoisted in June.

A line was formed to meet Krejci and get eyes on the sport’s greatest prize. Attilio Biasca, then seven years old, waited his turn alongside his mother, who grew up in Czechia about 10 minutes away from the event.

Biasca soon stood beside Krejci, one of his first introductions to the National Hockey League.

“It was right around the time when I started to play, so it was a huge moment to see that,” Biasca said. “It was pretty funny. She told me, ‘Yeah, you’re going to touch the Cup!’ And I was like, ‘No, no, no. I am not going to touch it.’ So that was a great experience.”

Fast forward 15 years, and Biasca is a piece of the same organization Krejci represented. The Bruins signed the undrafted, 23-year-old forward to a two-year contract with an annual NHL cap hit of $980,000 on June 14.

​“It was unbelievable. It went all really fast. It was always a team that I watched, and it’s pretty special that I signed here and that I am going to get an opportunity to play here,” Biasca said. “I had really hard years but good years, too. And that makes you grow as a person and as a player. That was my dream – to be here and earn my spot.”

Biasca, from Zug, Switzerland, spent last season with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the Swiss National League. He had 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists) and a plus-20 rating through 45 games. Biasca ranked second on the team in goals and helped the group win its first Swiss League championship. Prior to that, Biasca was with EV Zug (2023-25) and played three junior seasons with the Halifax Mooseheads (2020-2023) in the QMJHL.

Biasca, from Zug, Switzerland, spent last season with HC Fribourg-Gottéron in the Swiss National League. He had 27 points (15 goals, 12 assists) and a plus-20 rating through 45 games. Biasca ranked second on the team in goals and helped the group win its first Swiss League championship. Prior to that, Biasca was with EV Zug (2023-25) and played three junior seasons with the Halifax Mooseheads (2020-2023) in the QMJHL.

A month before inking his deal with the B’s, Biasca skated for Switzerland at the 2026 IIHF World Championship, where he won a silver medal. He also got reps alongside NHL regulars Timo Meier and Nico Hischier.

“It was unbelievable. First of all, really great guys. The first two games, I didn’t play much, and then they came to me, and they were like, ‘You are going to play. Don’t worry about it.’ That just showed me how humble they are,” Biasca said. “To play with them was really great. We had really great chemistry, and they helped me a lot, too. They trusted me to just play my game. That really helped me and gave me confidence.”

Biasca trained for the rest of the summer and finally landed in Boston – for the first time ever – about two weeks ago to get settled before Rookie Camp, Prospects Showcase and the opening of training camp on Sept. 16.​

“I saw the city a bit, got used to the facility and met all the nice people,” Biasca said. “I have a couple of guys that told me – a couple of German guys here – so I can talk to them. It’s been nice for sure. It’s a great city. I saw the Seaport and everything downtown, too. At first, everything is bigger. Just the coffee order, too. It’s a big difference.”

Rookie Camp opened on Friday at Warrior Ice Arena. Biasca hit the ice for the first time as a member of the Bruins organization. Trent Whitfield, the head coach of the Providence Bruins, thought Biasca “had a really good day” and “really wants to make an impression here.”

Biasca and the rest of his Rookie-Camp teammates played against the Buffalo Sabres’ prospects on Sunday in the first of two matchups and won 6-2. Biasca opened scoring early in the first period; James Hagens had two goals and Dans Locmelis, Nolan Renwick and Thomas Zocco each had one as well. Max Lundgren made 26 saves in net. 

As Biasca’s journey with Boston continues, he has a clear understanding of his identity and what he wants to bring to the team. He will be back in action with the B's prospects on Monday at 12 p.m. for their second game against the Sabres. 

“An aggressive game. I am a fast skater. I like to beat guys on the outside, but I am really an inside guy. I love to score from the inside, score important goals. I did it last year – I know how to make a difference, and that is what I am going to bring here,” Biasca said. “That’s where you score. That’s where it hurts, but you get paid there. It’s the spot to be. I just like to fight in there and to play that spot for sure.”