22 Sports Predictions For 2022

Every year for the past decade, I've posted my own list of sports predictions for the upcoming year. It's harder than you might think and became even harder in a pandemic world where sporting events are regularly cancelled or postponed. But those setbacks will not deter me from soldiering onward in my quest to predict the future. One of these years, I'm going to hit on a whole bunch of these and look like a genius. It just hasn't happened yet. Click here to see my 21 Predictions for 2021. As a bonus, one of my friends submitted his own list of 22 sports predictions, and we are going head-to-head in a contest to see who can get the most right. Although we did both forecast that the Coyotes would leave Arizona. We both predicted that the men's U20 tournament would be replayed, but differed on the women's U18.
 
Another thing that limits my success is that my annual Stanley Cup pick seems to have the ability to curse my forecasted champion. Terrible luck always seems to befall my pick (dating back to the Sidney Crosby concussion), so once again, for the 4th consecutive season, I'm picking the Toronto Maple Leafs to win the Stanley Cup. I just want all you Leaf fans out there to know that it's not "bad luck" or the "hockey gods" eliminating Toronto the past few seasons, it was all me. That's right, I did that. I have that kind of power over the Universe...
 
 
1. Toronto Maple Leafs win the Stanley Cup
2. Green Bay Packers win the Super Bowl
3. Tampa Bay Rays win the World Series
4. Golden State Warriors win NBA championship
5. Brooks Koepka earns more money than Bryson DeChambeau on PGA Tour
6. Mike Tyson will fight and knockout Jake Paul
7. The Red Wings acquire at least 3 draft picks 2^nd round or higher between Jan 1 and trade deadline.
8. The Coyotes leave the state of Arizona
9. Alex Ovechkin wins Hart Trophy
10. There will be no attendance capacity limits on any NHL playoff games
11. Vlad Guerrero jr wins AL “Triple Crown” (leading in Batting AVG, HR, RBI)
12. Lucas Raymond wins Calder Trophy
13. Johnny Gaudreau gets the biggest NHL UFA contract (term*cap hit)
14. China wins the most medals at the Olympics
15. Canada wins gold in Women's Hockey
16. Athletes from Russia win gold in Men's Hockey
17. At least 1 Olympic athlete will break a leg in competition
18. Canada wins more gold than USA at Winter Olympics
19. Both Men's U20 and Women's U18 Tournaments will be re-played in the spring/summer
20. A Canadian tennis player wins a major
21. Germany wins World Cup (sorry, I'm 1/4 German)
22. Canada does not win a game at the men's World Cup of Soccer
 

This year my friend added 22 predictions of his own, and we’ll be having a contest to see who gets more correct.

 
1. Colorado Avalanche win the Stanley Cup
2. Tampa Bay Buccaneers win the Super Bowl
3. Toronto Blue Jays lose in the World Series (likely to the LA Dodgers)
4. Montreal Canadiens win the NHL Draft Lottery
5. Eldrick "Tiger" Woods wins a PGA Tour Event
6. Rory Mcilroy wins the Masters, completes the career grand slam
7. Canada advances to the round of 16 at the World Cup.
8. Brazil wins the World Cup
9. Phoenix Suns win NBA Championship (likely defeating the Brooklyn Nets)
10. 20 or more Olympic medals are not given out because of COVID-19
11. The Men's World Junior tournament is resumed in July, The U18 Women’s championship is not
12. Conor McGregor retires from MMA again and comes out of retirement to lose again.
13. A Canadian finishes the year in the Top 5 of the WTA Tennis Rankings
14. Jake and Logan Paul Fight each other
15. The Coyotes move out of Arizona
16. A Canadian provincial government forces a Canadian NHL Team to play home games in the USA.
17. Joe Thornton signs another 1 year contract Cup chasing
18. Alabama wins the NCAA National Football Championship and the NCAA Basketball Tournament
19. The Edmonton Oilers and Toronto Maple Leafs Combine for 0 Playoff Series Victories
20. Marc-Andre Fleury Returns to Pittsburgh.
21. Aaron Rodgers wins NFL MVP
22. The Oakland Athletics announce they are Moving to Las Vegas
 
Bonus: Tampa Rays announce they are moving to Montreal
Bonus: Aaron Rodgers starts the season the QB of the Pittsburgh Steelers
Bonus: Tom Brady does not retire