Thrust plate including cooling slots

A method of forming cooling slots in a thrust plate, the method comprising:

• defining a horizontal axis that extends radially from a center of the thrust plate;
• defining a vertical axis that extends radially from the center of the thrust plate, the vertical axis being perpendicular to the horizontal axis;
• defining a plurality of leader axes that extend radially from the center of the thrust plate, the plurality of leader axes being off-set from at least one of the horizontal and vertical axes by a first predetermined angle;
• forming a plurality of slot groupings on a first surface of a body of the thrust plate based on the plurality of leader axes,
• wherein forming the plurality of slot groupings further comprises forming a plurality of cooling slots in the first surface, the body having a scalloped outer edge that defines a plurality of curved scallops defining a gap between each individual scallop, each cooling slot formed between a pair of adjacent scallops such that a center of each cooling slot extends toward a center of the thrust plate at a common second predetermined angle with respect to one another.