text: 2004 -2005 (non)season all star game? which city got screwed out of hosting the the nhl all star game last year? atlanta was supposed to host it in the '04-'05 season but i believe that they're hosting it in 2008 now.  phoenix was supposed to host it this year ('05-'06) but it was cancelled due to the winter olympics (which i wasn't happy about because i live in phoenix).  comissioner gary bettman said that they will host it in several years. dallas is hosting it next year.