Harold Edward Joseph "Bullet Joe" Simpson (August 13, 1893 – December 26, 1973) was a Canadian professional ice hockey defenceman who played for the Edmonton Eskimos and New York Americans between 1920 and 1931.

Nicknamed "Bullet" because of very fast skating ability, he started his career in the Canadian west.

After graduating from the Selkirk Fishermen Juniors, Simpson played senior ice hockey with the Winnipeg Victorias of the NHA in 1914–15.

[1] Two weeks after winning the Cup Simpson was sent overseas, and arrived in the United Kingdom in early April 1916.

He was dismissed from the service on February 28, 1918 by finding of the General Court Martial, but no further details exist in his record, and five days later he was back in his position.

[3] In 1920, at 178 cm (5 ft 10 in) and 79 kilograms (175 lb), the right-handed defenceman's break came in a Winnipeg pool room when Kenny MacKenzie of the Big 4's Edmonton Eskimos offered him $3,000 to turn professional.

[5] In 1994, the Marine Museum of Manitoba in Selkirk restored a 1963 flat-bottomed freighter which is now on display and renamed the Harold Bullet Joe Simpson.