Larry Walker to serve as Avalanche's honorary emergency goaltender

Future Hall of Fame baseball player Larry Walker will fulfill his dream of being an NHL goaltender on Sunday.

The Colorado Avalanche will make Walker their honorary emergency goaltender on Sunday when they take on the Vegas Golden Knights, the team announced Tuesday. Walker will also be presented with a gift ahead of his upcoming Hall of Fame induction prior to the opening faceoff.

Walker, 53, grew up in the Greater Vancouver Area of British Columbia and played goaltender until the age of 16 before switching his focus to baseball, according to The Denver Post's Kyle Newman.

"Being Canadian, you're born into this world with a stick in your hand and skates on your feet," Walker said. "So that's how I was as a kid. You played hockey, and that's all that really mattered."

Walker became only the second Canadian-born player to be elected into the Baseball Hall of Fame, joining Fergie Jenkins, who was inducted in 1991.